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>I'd also argue they are not the ideal instrument, as they rarely actually achieve any real gains for the individuals. I can't say whether or not the process i
by astrocat 9y ago
>I'd also argue they are not the ideal instrument, as they rarely actually achieve any real gains for the individuals.
I can't say whether or not the process is ideal, but I can say that the benefit to individuals is irrelevant. The COLLECTIVE - the whole society - benefits in a big way when the behavior of a large corporation doing very small harm to thousands or millions of individuals is punished and deterred. The bar for success can't always be directed at individuals; there are very positive societal level benefits that are small to individuals but huge to the whole ecosystem.
- DannyBee 9y ago"but I can say that the benefit to individuals is irrelevant. " Again, never the original purpose, and while a good goal, class actions are surely ineffective at this. " The COLLECTIVE - the whole society - benefits in a big way when the behavior of a large corporation doing very small harm to thousands or millions of individuals is punished and deterred." Also as mentioned, I think this is very true, but class actions have pretty much not had that effect at all. There are very few areas where class actions have been effective at accomplishing this.