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minus-squareDr. Moose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down4·6 months agoThe slippery slope falacy is so passé my dude, get on with it.
minus-squareRememberTheApollo_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·6 months agoEspecially in a situation where someone could feasibly find other ways to “solve” their problem. Why would the slippery slope apply when people are already ending their own lives?
minus-squareOBJECTION!@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down9·6 months agoIt’s not a fallacy to say that policy designed with the goal of normalizing something over time will cause it to become more normalized over time. Besides, the responses in this thread are terrifying enough already.
The slippery slope falacy is so passé my dude, get on with it.
Especially in a situation where someone could feasibly find other ways to “solve” their problem. Why would the slippery slope apply when people are already ending their own lives?
It’s not a fallacy to say that policy designed with the goal of normalizing something over time will cause it to become more normalized over time.
Besides, the responses in this thread are terrifying enough already.