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Larry Flynt has died

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Re: Larry Flynt has died

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Post by Animats »

teh_klev wrote: post #14
soheil wrote: post #2

The word Hustler being the first word of the sentence is unfortunate.

Do we really have to censor or edit titles to suite a bunch of potentially "offended" people? Oh the irony. We all know what Hustler is. And if you're a gormless startup founder picking that as a name for your app or product, well that's your fault, learn you some history and watch "The People vs Larry Flint"[0]. Flint's case in the Supreme Court was hugely important, despite being a "purveyor of filth", and strength…

Have you seen the Uber ad, "Everyone should have a side hustle?".

I'm amazed Hustler is still published as a printed magazine. Penthouse went through several bankruptcies and sales in the last two decades. Even Playboy gave up on the print issues last year.

Re: Larry Flynt has died

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Post by RichardCA »

marcodiego wrote: post #13

Time to watch The People vs. Larry Flint. It's been in my list to watch for a long time but never watched it.

This is good too. It's a PBS Frontline episode from 2002.

If you look at the part starting at 41 minutes in, you see Larry Flynt functioning as the voice of reason and restraint.

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/showsporn/

Re: Larry Flynt has died

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Post by abiogenesis »

eyelidlessness wrote: post #88
abiogenesis wrote: post #74

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I disagree. It might be confusing for someone who doesn't know Hustler (the magazine). It sounds unlikely but I'm not sure if younger generation know about those print magazines.

Believe it or not, Hustler has a bustling web presence.

Not trying to keep arguing but I wouldn't call it "bustling" with an Alexa rank of 261,156. I don't think anybody who doesn't know the print magazine would know about their web presence.

Re: Larry Flynt has died

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Post by AnthonyMouse »

AdamJacobMuller wrote: post #79
njarboe wrote: post #75

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Check out: https://puri.sm/products/

I don’t feel like purism is a viable alternative. it’s very expensive for what you’re getting and in all respects that i’ve heard the software is not up to par and the ecosystem is effectively non-existent. I have yet to try one personally and might soon in spite of the price tag, i would love to be wrong but i don’t think i am.

> I don’t feel like purism is a viable alternative. it’s very expensive for what you’re getting and in all respects that i’ve heard the software is not up to par and the ecosystem is effectively non-existent.

Let's go through these.

It's basically brand new so there aren't a lot of third party apps. If you're the sort of person who loves installing the app for your Smart Toaster on your phone, you may not like this. But you get 95-99% of the value out of a phone if it can make phone calls, message people and has a web browser. Most apps are crap. They also have plans to support Android apps in the not too distant future.

The hardware is slower than similarly priced hardware. But again, does this really matter? You're not mining Bitcoin or rendering feature length motion pictures on your phone, are you?

Which leaves the price. It's high because they're still not making them in huge volumes. It means the early adopters will be people with money. But that's good; people with money attract developers etc. And once the volumes are higher the price will come down.

But this is all kind of chicken and egg. It's not impossible but it's hard and they may or may not succeed. If your point is that isn't already viable for everyone, that's certainly true.

Re: Larry Flynt has died

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Post by CerealFounder »

eplanit wrote: post #57
annoyingnoob wrote: post #41

Larry has an interesting take, especially given the current environment. "You know, a free press is not freedom for the thought you love, but rather for the thought you hate the most. People need to tolerate the Larry Flynts of the world so they can be free." -Larry Flynt

I'm afraid people now see it as an antiquated and outmoded perspective on free speech. His attitude was embraced by progressive people of the late 20th century. That said, he too had to own his own platform in order to exercise his rights.

Your comment is confusing. Flynt fought the government, people who are complaining about cancel culture are complaining about people not liking their spicy takes.

Re: Larry Flynt has died

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Post by david38 »

eplanit wrote: post #57
annoyingnoob wrote: post #41

Larry has an interesting take, especially given the current environment. "You know, a free press is not freedom for the thought you love, but rather for the thought you hate the most. People need to tolerate the Larry Flynts of the world so they can be free." -Larry Flynt

I'm afraid people now see it as an antiquated and outmoded perspective on free speech. His attitude was embraced by progressive people of the late 20th century. That said, he too had to own his own platform in order to exercise his rights.

Indeed. It’s now been reframed as “freedom from government prosecution”, not from organized canceling.

Re: Larry Flynt has died

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Post by aikinai »

mariuolo wrote: post #96
camjohnson26 wrote: post #83

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don’t think Trump is a racist.

A nice experiment:)

Not really. Downvotes are specifically intended for comments that don't contribute to the discussion, so downvoting these wouldn't indicate disagreement or censorship.
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