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> People should be responsible for the machines they operate. Yes, but there are limits. E.g. if you're sold a car whose brakes are not fit for purpose, the ma
by AlexandrB 3y ago
> People should be responsible for the machines they operate.
Yes, but there are limits. E.g. if you're sold a car whose brakes are not fit for purpose, the manufacturer should bear some of the blame when you hit something. The alternative is that every consumer needs to be an expert (or consult an expert) before every purchase, which is a ton of friction for a functioning economy.
I'm not sure how much blame Google should bear in this case, but that's why we have a court system.
- asddubs 3y agoif they were informed like the article says, I definitely think they should be liable to at least some extent.
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- korse 3y agoI agree there are limits, but I think you are setting a pretty low bar with the given example. Just because they aren't designed to fly doesn't mean car acquisitions don't need to be 'pre-flighted' and taken for a shakedown cruise.
- freejazz 3y agoWhat you are responding to is prima fascia defective product liability. Selling a car with malfunctioning breaks is the purchasers problem? I'm shocked