So I'm consenting by needing electricity? Water? a bank account? I though consent required option. Think of the other use of the word, generally reserved for

So I'm consenting by needing electricity? Water? a bank account? I though consent required option. Think of the other use of the word, generally reserved for sexual intercourse. Imagine that 'consent' having strings attached. Want to go to college? Consent. Want electricity? Consent. I think we can all agree this would be ludicrous. That Consent would not be real. It would be viewed for what it is: taking by force. It's why we don't even allow many actions when power is involved (subordinates). We view the power imbalance as so extreme, that invisible strings can form, thereby removing the ability for the subordinate to truly freely consent. As an American society, I think this is understood. We value consent in many places. Yet for some reason, the financial institutions can redefine consent as they see fit, blatantly attaching strings to basic survival needs.