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All deliberate actions to achieve certain outcomes are "force", it is a scale not a binary option.

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I am skeptical, let's run an experiment and see what the response is:

Is feeding the homeless so they are not hungry "force"?

Is lending a compassionate ear to someone suffering so they may feel a bit better "force"?

Is making myself a nice sandwich and watching a movie because I find it pleasant "force"?

>Is making myself a nice sandwich and watching a movie because I find it pleasant "force"?

To the chicken, turkey, pig, or cow that died to make the meat in your sandwich, definitely yes.

the mental gymnastics it took to write this hot take must be "force" too

What's the opportunity cost on watching a movie with a sandwich over 'continuing research to help cure cancer?'

You're forcing people to endure cancer while enjoying a sandwich and a movie.

Are you suggesting that I am a cancer researcher (I'm quite sure I'm not), or that a cure for cancer hasn't been found because researchers are lazy?

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