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Re:New report from UNAIDS shows that AIDS can be ended by 2030 by kstrauser on Friday July 28, 2023 @11:13AM (#36908009)
It’s futile to expect perfect compliance with social norms, especially when our evolved biological drives are basically:

1. Breathe

2. Eat

3. Procreate

with everything else being a fraction as powerful as those.

Re:New report from UNAIDS shows that AIDS can be ended by 2030 by throwawa14223 on Friday July 28, 2023 @11:24AM (#36908225)
You're only arguing the punishment for taboo violation isn't harsh enough.
Re:New report from UNAIDS shows that AIDS can be ended by 2030 by dotnet00 on Friday July 28, 2023 @11:38AM (#36908480)
You're only arguing that all lies would end if all lying was an immediate death sentence.
Re:New report from UNAIDS shows that AIDS can be ended by 2030 by dawnbreez on Friday July 28, 2023 @12:15PM (#36909104)
Using punishments and taboos to control these things does not work. You're not incentivizing 'good behavior', you're incentivizing not getting caught--not to mention that, inevitably, the power structure that forms around these taboos starts rewarding people who punish others with the ability to do the taboo themselves.
Re:New report from UNAIDS shows that AIDS can be ended by 2030 by lockhouse on Friday July 28, 2023 @02:52PM (#36911462)
There are consequences to doing any of those activities in excess.

Breathing too fast = hyperventilating

Eating too much = obesity

Procreating with too many partners = likely sexually transmitted infections

I agree that abstinence is not the answer, but safe sex with fewer partners is.