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Re:Uber CEO says its service will probably shut down tempora... by ardy42 on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @01:29PM (#24134471)
>> I'm an adult, if I want the money isn't it strictly better than I have the freedom to cash in on my human resources [by selling my kidney]?

> Yes.

By this logic, slavery should be legal, because people should have the freedom to sell themselves into it (for instance, to purchase medical care for a loved one).

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Re:Uber CEO says its service will probably shut down tempora... by frockington1 on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @02:14PM (#24134996)
Yes. But that wouldn't be slavery really because you are working for a predetermined rate.
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Re:Uber CEO says its service will probably shut down tempora... by ardy42 on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @03:22PM (#24135726)
> Yes. But that wouldn't be slavery really because you are working for a predetermined rate.

Huh? I literally said the person would be selling themselves into slavery, which means becoming chattel property with no rights of any kind. That's nothing like a non-slave "working for a predetermined rate," because those workers still have rights since they're not property.

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