PayPal and Visa are dicks.
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David1987 wrote:
Some things have to be illegal no matter what the contract says. And some things are, just not enough of them.
Sounds to me like you won't be happy until the world is tailored specifically to suit your whim.
XAlan Burkhart
Of course not. Why should I be. "oh how lovely! things are exactly the way I don't want them to be!" doesn't make sense does it. That's an other issue though and this is not merely my whim, but a gross unfairness and extrajudicial punishment. Oakman obviously loves unfairness and calls it freedom, but a big part of the purpose of the law is to minimize unfairness (sometimes taken to ridiculous extremes, especially when it comes to when you can fire employees which is basically never).
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Of course not. Why should I be. "oh how lovely! things are exactly the way I don't want them to be!" doesn't make sense does it. That's an other issue though and this is not merely my whim, but a gross unfairness and extrajudicial punishment. Oakman obviously loves unfairness and calls it freedom, but a big part of the purpose of the law is to minimize unfairness (sometimes taken to ridiculous extremes, especially when it comes to when you can fire employees which is basically never).
There is no guarantee of fairness in the world. The Constitution does not guarantee it. In life there are winners and losers, and any attempt to mandate fairness in all things will only result in all of us being reduced to the lowest common denominator. And that of course, isn't fair either. Freedom is the only true fairness, because in essence you're able to go out do whatever you think you're capable of doing, be it for good or ill. That means that while some people win, others will lose. When you lose, learn from it and come back fighting a little harder and smarter. Every loss is a lesson, and every win is a reward for lessons learned.
XAlan Burkhart
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There is no guarantee of fairness in the world. The Constitution does not guarantee it. In life there are winners and losers, and any attempt to mandate fairness in all things will only result in all of us being reduced to the lowest common denominator. And that of course, isn't fair either. Freedom is the only true fairness, because in essence you're able to go out do whatever you think you're capable of doing, be it for good or ill. That means that while some people win, others will lose. When you lose, learn from it and come back fighting a little harder and smarter. Every loss is a lesson, and every win is a reward for lessons learned.
XAlan Burkhart
Of course there is no guarantee of general fairness. That doesn't mean that no effort should be made though. And no, freedom is not fairness. Freedom for any entity leads to huge power imbalances, especially between those with deep pockets and those without. Even freedom just for actual people (excl. companies) would work slightly better, but a similar problem would still exist. And I hope you don't mean actual freedom, ie no rules at all, because that would mean chaos.