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I think something is "acceptable" when absolutely no one will lift a finger to change it. It's not just "just not objectionable enough": if this were the case,

• acdha 3y ago
  Again, it’s not “absolute no one” - most people would. The question is whether it’s enough of priority for a much smaller group (legislators) to pass legislation and fund enforcement. Given that there are bigger evils in the world and most gym users are used to that sleaziness, the average legislator is probably not hearing that many complaints about this and almost certainly not hearing about it from donors other than the gym chains who are saying it’s great.
  • shiroiuma 3y ago
    If the gym users are "used to that sleaziness" and are willing to give their money to these businesses (and apparently their bank account info too sometimes), then it's obviously "acceptable" to them. If something is "unacceptable" to me, then I would not put up with it at all. A gym treating me this badly is unacceptable to me, so I would not sign up for membership with such a business. I may not be able to get much done legislatively, but I don't have to put up with those business practices myself: I can choose to not do business with them. A gym membership is not mandatory in life, the way buying food is for instance. I feel like when people make bold statements about something being "unacceptable" as we see here, it's nothing more than grandstanding.