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You accept that when you join.
by lerpa 8y ago
You accept that when you join.
- kerkeslager 8y agoUsers didn't accept anything just because they checked a checkbox next to a link to an ever-changing jumble of legalese to get past a screen. This isn't agreement, it's manufactured consent.
- samstave 8y agoExtortion
- lerpa 8y agoThat's like saying having to pay for any product is extortion, just because it's something you want but don't want the consequences of that, in that case paying for it.
- _acme 8y agoUnfortunately no matter how many times you say this or how much you wish it were true, US (at least) courts have disagreed with you by enforcing contracts of adhesion.
- kerkeslager 8y agoI think we're in agreement, we're just saying things slightly differently. I believe human rights exist and are an ethical imperative whether or not lawmakers/courts choose to protect human rights. Or put another way, the law should be (but often isn't) informed by human rights--human rights aren't informed by the law.