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You're right, I should have left off the last sentence. But words mean things. Let's save the description "abusive and predatory" for things that are, well, abu
by kevinskii 5y ago
You're right, I should have left off the last sentence. But words mean things. Let's save the description "abusive and predatory" for things that are, well, abusive and predatory. A voluntary invitation to collaborate does not meet that standard, regardless of its reasonableness.
- xpe 5y agoPerhaps, at the individual level, you can claim that 'voluntary' can never mean abusive. But this would be too simplistic. Many 'voluntary' relationships are abusive. Think about the system implications and dynamics over time here. There are power imbalances and changing expectations. People rarely have the unfettered freedom implicit in your claim. And, if you think beyond the individual level -- at the society level, one's analysis must go much deeper.