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> Why can't there be a human membership union that sets these automatic binding arbitration agreements on service providers on behalf of members? Those already
by vkou 1y ago
> Why can't there be a human membership union that sets these automatic binding arbitration agreements on service providers on behalf of members?
Those already exist, we call those things 'governments'.
- idiotsecant 1y agoI think we got some wires crossed somewhere, my government is helping them beat me up more ...
- cyanydeez 1y agoThat's because another group of people made a pact with the devil, and a third group just shrugged their shoulders when everyone had a chance to nullify that pact....
- vkou 1y agoIt takes constant vigilance to prevent that union from being captured by management.
- bmitc 1y agoThat's a great analogy. Government = worker's/consumer's/people's union. Management = capitalism/corporations.
- MaxZero101 1y agoWhat is capitalism?
- int_19h 1y agoBeing captured by the management is its normal state, that's how it evolved in the first place.
- delusional 1y agoAssuming you live in a democracy (we'll see if America still counts in 3 years), elect a better one.
- gblargg 1y ago[flagged]
- scoofy 1y agoYes it is. “Democracy” from the Greek: “common people rule” and “Republic” from the Latin: “the thing, public.” Republic and democracy mean the same damn thing, rule by the people as opposed to rule by a monarch.
- pksebben 1y agoIn what way is this country ruled by the people? You're periodically given a non-choice between two options that have equal disdain for your actual concerns, who then go on to play games to see who can get the most bajiliionare backing for reelection, and if you don't like what they're doing you're perfectly free to vote for the OTHER jerk who also doesn't give a shit about you. This is oligarchy. The 'democratic' process is a smokescreen, and an increasingly thin one. Look up 'liquid democracy'. It's the best example of what an actual democracy might look like if we did it. We won't, but I also enjoy Blade Runner and Star Trek, so there's no harm in fiction.
- scoofy 1y agoOh, god, this tired nonsense. Yes, obviously, it's ruled by the people. We have parties, we vote, anyone can run for office. Anyone can vote third party, and they occasionally even win. That your neighbors don't share your views does not make it undemocratic. It's not perfect, but it's democratic. It's like people can no longer imagine living under a totalitarian state... where you don't even get a vote, and if you don't like what's happening and you say something about it, you're shot. That's literally the way things were done before democracies and republics existed... it's still the way things are done in places like North Korea.