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If you could introduce a few obscure/minor laws to your country, which ones would you choose that would make the most positive or interesting impact? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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i'd probably pick

cartoon tv series can't have more than 3 seasons
avocados should have most subsidies of any food
electron apps are now illegal
normal tv series can't have more than 5 seasons
protruding doorsteps are now illegal

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 children)

imo talking to fellow workers about how much the boss is paying, and a random stranger asking me what I do for a living while i'm just trying to buy glasses are two totally different things.

edit: also i should add that my trade is one that liberals have really strong opinions against (i was called a "baby killer" once for even just hinting at working with firearms) and I'm really fuckin' sick of having to dance around the question when random people I've never seen before in my life randomly ask, even though there's absolutely no reason for them to need to know. Once I was in the line at a walmart, a carton of eggs in hand, and an old lady came up to me and started asking me a fucktonne of weirdly specific questions. I'd really like if that was in some way prohibited behaviour, because fuck it feels like it should be.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 years ago

Obviously no-one is forced to answer such questions from random strangers (and at least personally I have never experienced people asking such questions out of the blue), but it isn't just about co-workers as you need to be able to freely exchange salary information across companies and also different economic sectors to make an informed decision where to work.