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mikelitoris on Jan 26, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: It's not a crime if we do it with an app

This is a bullshit argument that people in charge of these companies make. How do you know the "thief" that stole merchandise from a store wasn't going to come back to pay for it in an hour? You don't... you just assume the worst, which should be the case for corporations.

arcbyte on Jan 27, 2025 [–]

It's not a bullshit argument, it is a battle tested argument with a long history.

dartos on Jan 27, 2025 | [–]

Is it roughly the same long history as the long history of corporations getting away with crimes that individuals could not?

Yknow maybe the modern day requires rethinking of some regulations regarding corporations.

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