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Re:Why We Disagree with The New York Times by JackCh on Tuesday June 05, 2018 @05:27PM (#17242247)
The contention of the comment to which you originally responded was with the use of the word "prevent." If they had used a word like "disincentives" there wouldn't be an issue. I thought that was clear from that comment.
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Re:Why We Disagree with The New York Times by dominotw on Wednesday June 06, 2018 @08:20AM (#17246398)
I don't see what the contention is. My lease agreement "prevents" me from putting nails in the walls to hang pictures. I "prevents" me because the fines are not something I'd like to pay, it would be a "disincentive" if the fine was only 10$.

What is your definition of "prevent", like physically stop from doing it?

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