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If someone wants to sell their kidney for money, why should anybody step in to stop them? Advise them of the short-term benefits and the long-term drawbacks and
by scohesc 6y ago
If someone wants to sell their kidney for money, why should anybody step in to stop them? Advise them of the short-term benefits and the long-term drawbacks and let them make the decision.
- jakelazaroff 6y agoBecause we should try to protect people from being exploited. You can use this exact same logic to argue against minimum wage, consumer protection laws, building codes, etc.
- srtjstjsj 6y agoIf someone can point to tangible harm from Google having your data, comparable to subsistence wages or exploding batteries or subsistence wages, or losing an irreplaceable kidney, that would be relevant.
- etripe 6y agoThe difference is in Google is getting our kidneys for free.
- ThrowawayR2 6y agoBecause it is obviously an unconscionable incentive that would harm the poor and the desperate for the benefit of those with more money.