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> But it's somewhat hyperbolic to compare a mandatory cost that you have to pay to someone regardless, to being kidnapped. It's not hyperbolic when you don't h
by inetknght 2y ago
> But it's somewhat hyperbolic to compare a mandatory cost that you have to pay to someone regardless, to being kidnapped.
It's not hyperbolic when you don't have a choice in who you're paying.
- ben_w 2y agoThere are many cases where I have no choice in who (or how much) I pay, that are not kidnapping. Monopolistic practices are their own thing. Bad for very different reasons than kidnapping.