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What are things that are illegal today that could become legal in 50 years? (sh.itjust.works)
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piggybacking on @only_in_ohio@sh.itjust.works great post yesterday

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[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 14 points 5 days ago (2 children)

In the USA, it'll become legal for corporations to fully own politicians and be treated as de facto nation states

[–] GladiusB@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

Read Snow Crash

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

Why stop at owning politicians? Corporations already have a sort of Personhood. Just run the company itself for office.

[–] thatradomguy@lemmy.world 26 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Considering I'll be an old fecker in 50 years, I sure hope euthanasia is legal by then.

[–] PlaidBaron@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

It is in some countries already.

[–] nieminen@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

Some US states as well, at least it was a couple years ago. Oregon IIRC

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Sexbots / Robotic Prostitution.

Might not be as advanced as in scifi, but...

Its more or less a perfect loophole for strip clubs.

Its not a person servicing you, you're simply paying for temporary use of mechanical equipment, like a gym.

[–] LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyz 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

This is illegal now?

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Maybe not strictly illegal, but ... as best I can tell, not really currently totally, explicitly legal.

Kind of a gray area, I guess I mean that I think it will become more normalized and 'more' legal.

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 10 points 6 days ago

Brutal execution of people committing "crimes".

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 6 points 5 days ago

weed

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

Hunting the poor for sport.

Alternatively, hunting the rich for sport.

[–] seraphine@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 6 days ago

Look at Cyberpunk 2077... Take your pick

[–] antlion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 6 days ago

Bodily autonomy

[–] bathing_in_bismuth@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Modifying a 4d hypercube to embed it with perpetual catharsis and spiking someone's drink with it

[–] squinky@sh.itjust.works 116 points 1 week ago (1 children)

In the US? Child labor.

[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 18 points 6 days ago

Depending on the state it's legal now. Arkansas...

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