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That's nice, but the rest of us didn't accept anything to agree to provide a legal system that would enforce it... and there's no reason we should.

zeroonetwothree 6mo ago
We have a system of laws that decide which private contracts are enforceable and which are not. So we can try to change the law but as it stands we have decided that this one is enforceable. FWIW I agree about not enforcing non disparagement clauses but legally that not the world we live in.
- johnnyanmac 6mo ago
  "we" is a strong word here. More like some people 50-80 years ago decided to at worst rule against the worker's best interest, and at best chose to ignore it and pretend things would work out with a "gentlemans' agreement".
- krisoft 6mo ago
  > We have a system of laws that decide which private contracts are enforceable and which are not. And we are arguing that private contracts like this should not be enforceable. > we have decided I have not been consulted on this matter.
  - killingtime74 6mo ago
    Unless you're on the supreme court that will continue to be the case
    - krisoft 6mo ago
      Sounds like you agree with me that “we” haven’t decided.
      - killingtime74 6mo ago
        Yes unfortunately we don't get a say
  - mathgradthrow 6mo ago
    Did you not vote?
wavemode 6mo ago
...Huh? You want to be personally consulted before any law comes into effect?
- krisoft 6mo ago
  Why not. Doesn’t sound that crazy.
- antonvs 6mo ago
  That’d be direct democracy, which is not such a bad idea. E.g. in Switzerland, citizens can propose constitutional changes, challenge parliamentary laws, and some decisions automatically go to vote. Citizens of California can pass laws directly, amend the constitution, and recall elected officials. Probably the biggest reason we don’t have more of that is that people in power typically see it as a threat.
Samson_Corwell 6mo ago
> That's nice, but the rest of us didn't accept anything to agree to provide a legal system that would enforce it... and there's no reason we should. This is exactly the kind of response with the right amount of flippancy/belligerence that "they aren't/weren't forced to sign" deserves to be met with.

zeroonetwothree 6mo ago

We have a system of laws that decide which private contracts are enforceable and which are not. So we can try to change the law but as it stands we have decided that this one is enforceable. FWIW I agree about not enforcing non disparagement clauses but legally that not the world we live in.

johnnyanmac 6mo ago
"we" is a strong word here. More like some people 50-80 years ago decided to at worst rule against the worker's best interest, and at best chose to ignore it and pretend things would work out with a "gentlemans' agreement".
krisoft 6mo ago
> We have a system of laws that decide which private contracts are enforceable and which are not. And we are arguing that private contracts like this should not be enforceable. > we have decided I have not been consulted on this matter.
- killingtime74 6mo ago
  Unless you're on the supreme court that will continue to be the case
  - krisoft 6mo ago
    Sounds like you agree with me that “we” haven’t decided.
    - killingtime74 6mo ago
      Yes unfortunately we don't get a say
- mathgradthrow 6mo ago
  Did you not vote?

wavemode 6mo ago

...Huh? You want to be personally consulted before any law comes into effect?

krisoft 6mo ago
Why not. Doesn’t sound that crazy.
antonvs 6mo ago
That’d be direct democracy, which is not such a bad idea. E.g. in Switzerland, citizens can propose constitutional changes, challenge parliamentary laws, and some decisions automatically go to vote. Citizens of California can pass laws directly, amend the constitution, and recall elected officials. Probably the biggest reason we don’t have more of that is that people in power typically see it as a threat.

Samson_Corwell 6mo ago

> That's nice, but the rest of us didn't accept anything to agree to provide a legal system that would enforce it... and there's no reason we should. This is exactly the kind of response with the right amount of flippancy/belligerence that "they aren't/weren't forced to sign" deserves to be met with.