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"The internet brings out extremism in its users." You don't say? Extremism like, "These are somewhat icky, sure, but not in the least surprising." and "When yo
by bradleyland 14y ago
"The internet brings out extremism in its users."
You don't say? Extremism like, "These are somewhat icky, sure, but not in the least surprising." and "When you begin using these services, you enter a legally binding contact with them, defined in the Terms of Service. Clicking “I agree” without reading that document is insanely irresponsible — you could be selling your soul without even realizing it."
If you're wondering why that's extremism, then you need to take a step back and get some perspective about where you lie on the pro-consumer<->pro-business spectrum. In my opinion, the author's views push pretty heavily toward the pro-business side. There are limits to what you can put in an EULA. They're pretty far reaching, but they're there.
Also, you can't simply tell users they shouldn't be upset and expect them to listen. That's not the way people work. You can enumerate bullet points and write lengthy essays until your fingers fall off, but a sufficiently large population of angry users will always have their voice heard.