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This feels like a giant waste of energy that could be put into better causes. The number of people who are eligible to opt out now (those who already opted out
by lolinder 3y ago
This feels like a giant waste of energy that could be put into better causes. The number of people who are eligible to opt out now (those who already opted out in previous iterations) is microscopic compared to Discord's wider user base, and I would be absolutely shocked if a single person involved in this actually ends up suing Discord either individually or as part of a class.
Whether or not you believe forced arbitration is bad, it seems like there have to be higher value causes to get up in arms about right now.
- john-radio 3y ago> Whether or not you believe forced arbitration is bad, it seems like there have to be higher value causes to get up in arms about right now. Yes indeed, but resistance against unfairness is not like a coin purse; it is like a muscle. When exercised, it seems like it increases its capacity.
- lolinder 3y agoMy sense looking at the last few years is that resistance is more like a habit than a muscle. It's not that your capability to resist gets stronger each time, it's that it becomes a reflex. The upside to having the reflex is that you stand up against unfairness more often. The downside is that it becomes a simple response to a stimulus rather than a conscious choice, which means you end up constantly caught up in the cause du jour without ever stopping to think about whether this particular case warrants your limited time or even whether it's actually a case of true unfairness.