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Stripe is a private company. If they don't like your brand of BS then they can boot you and should. Doesn't make them Nazis, makes them discerning.

da_big_ghey 6y ago
I am agree with this. No person should be forced for to serve any customer. I am however concern about the concept that some person cannot transact busines over internet because of it. Some digital curency official from Fed would make a reduction in this.
Simulacra 6y ago
You mean like restaurants opening and not requiring a mask? I mean if we're talking private companies that don't like your brand of BS....
- ceejayoz 6y ago
  Restaurants can be more careful than state/local health codes require. They cannot be less careful. Stripe, similarly, can decide to boot an asshole off their platform. That's well within their legal rights. They cannot go the other direction - they can't opt to allow Iranian nationals to violate sanctions on Stripe, for example, or take donations for North Korea's nuclear program.
  - xxxxxxss1 6y ago
    > Stripe, similarly, can decide to boot an asshole off their platform. That's well within their legal rights. What's the legal definition of "an asshole?" Can I just discriminate against my customers on the basis of some protected class and when asked just say "they're an asshole" and I don't wish to serve them.
    - ceejayoz 6y ago
      > What's the legal definition of "an asshole?" None is needed. "I believe you are an asshole" is sufficient, as long as that belief is not based on your membership in a protected class. > Can I just discriminate against my customers on the basis of some protected class and when asked just say "they're an asshole" and I don't wish to serve them. Yes, you've discovered the widely-used loophole. It's not a perfect loophole if you draw attention for using it too much. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disparate_impact https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disparate_impact

da_big_ghey 6y ago

I am agree with this. No person should be forced for to serve any customer. I am however concern about the concept that some person cannot transact busines over internet because of it. Some digital curency official from Fed would make a reduction in this.

Simulacra 6y ago

You mean like restaurants opening and not requiring a mask? I mean if we're talking private companies that don't like your brand of BS....

ceejayoz 6y ago
Restaurants can be more careful than state/local health codes require. They cannot be less careful. Stripe, similarly, can decide to boot an asshole off their platform. That's well within their legal rights. They cannot go the other direction - they can't opt to allow Iranian nationals to violate sanctions on Stripe, for example, or take donations for North Korea's nuclear program.
- xxxxxxss1 6y ago
  > Stripe, similarly, can decide to boot an asshole off their platform. That's well within their legal rights. What's the legal definition of "an asshole?" Can I just discriminate against my customers on the basis of some protected class and when asked just say "they're an asshole" and I don't wish to serve them.
  - ceejayoz 6y ago
    > What's the legal definition of "an asshole?" None is needed. "I believe you are an asshole" is sufficient, as long as that belief is not based on your membership in a protected class. > Can I just discriminate against my customers on the basis of some protected class and when asked just say "they're an asshole" and I don't wish to serve them. Yes, you've discovered the widely-used loophole. It's not a perfect loophole if you draw attention for using it too much. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disparate_impact https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disparate_impact