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A good cause aside, opting out of anything is a terrible practice that needs to be abolished. It’s shameful that we keep having to opt out of every facet of our
by ostenning 5y ago
A good cause aside, opting out of anything is a terrible practice that needs to be abolished. It’s shameful that we keep having to opt out of every facet of our lives.
Life is hard enough as it is, but let’s make it harder by forcing people to have to opt out of choices they never made!
Maybe it’s just the phrasing, but unless there is a proper shift away from a given default expectation, lots of people will be blind sided by this.
- mbg721 5y agoI think you've just described citizenship-by-birth anyway. Being born opts you into all sorts of crazy stuff.
- kelnos 5y agoI'm surprised this isn't a "sovereign citizen" argument: "I never opted into citizenship and taxes! My parents did that without consulting me!"
- kaba0 5y agoIs a slight psychological manipulation ethically wrong when it saves many many lives?