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If a web requires me to do this to access it, I simply refuse. A friend of mine recently tried to get a payment from an insurance policy. But the New York Life

If a web requires me to do this to access it, I simply refuse. A friend of mine recently tried to get a payment from an insurance policy. But the New York Life web site wouldn't work right. She ended up talking to someone on the phone eventually and they told her it's her fault, because Safari isn't supported. Only Chrome and Edge. Her choice was to install Chrome, or walk away from $35,000. You may "just refuse," but she installed the browser and got her money.

ryandrake 4mo ago
Why can't normal people send companies to collections for refusing to pay debts?
- HWR_14 4mo ago
  They can. But you will lose a substantial percentage.
- DANmode 4mo ago
  Savvy folks have their paperwork in order, and simply send the Sheriff to take their stuff if they won’t pay. Often no % required.
littlecranky67 4mo ago
Or you resort to legally binding snail mail.
_V_ 4mo ago
Do you really believe that you can discharge a debt of $35,000 simply by saying "I don't support Safari" to your creditor? I would not try that tactic with a bank, I can tell you that much. I would still refuse and force them to send the money through snail mail.
- reaperducer 4mo ago
  Do you really believe that you can discharge a debt of $35,000 simply by saying "I don't support Safari" to your creditor? Insurance companies are notorious for making it very hard for people to collect money from policies. They are well known for making things deliberately hard so people will give up. I'd love to see you "force" a massive insurance company to do anything without a lawyer. Real life is not the same as talking big on the internet.
  - _V_ 4mo ago
    I don't see the problem. The last time insurance company tried to BS their way out of the insurance payout, I actually did get the lawyer involved and I successfully got them to admit fault and pay up. Standing up for myself and doing something IRL feels quite good. You do you.

ryandrake 4mo ago

Why can't normal people send companies to collections for refusing to pay debts?

HWR_14 4mo ago
They can. But you will lose a substantial percentage.
DANmode 4mo ago
Savvy folks have their paperwork in order, and simply send the Sheriff to take their stuff if they won’t pay. Often no % required.

littlecranky67 4mo ago

Or you resort to legally binding snail mail.

_V_ 4mo ago

Do you really believe that you can discharge a debt of $35,000 simply by saying "I don't support Safari" to your creditor? I would not try that tactic with a bank, I can tell you that much. I would still refuse and force them to send the money through snail mail.

reaperducer 4mo ago
Do you really believe that you can discharge a debt of $35,000 simply by saying "I don't support Safari" to your creditor? Insurance companies are notorious for making it very hard for people to collect money from policies. They are well known for making things deliberately hard so people will give up. I'd love to see you "force" a massive insurance company to do anything without a lawyer. Real life is not the same as talking big on the internet.
- _V_ 4mo ago
  I don't see the problem. The last time insurance company tried to BS their way out of the insurance payout, I actually did get the lawyer involved and I successfully got them to admit fault and pay up. Standing up for myself and doing something IRL feels quite good. You do you.