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Re:Uber CEO says its service will probably shut down tempora... by teachrdan on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @01:52PM (#24134759)
It would likely coerce poor Americans into selling their kidneys to the wealthy so that they could pay off their student debt. Is coercing the poor to sell their organs to the rich a net benefit for society?

For anyone who thinks this is hyperbole, ProPublica has done excellent work investigating how lenders use the court system to imprison Americans who can't pay back their debts: https://www.google.com/search?q=propublica+debtors+prisons

Re:Uber CEO says its service will probably shut down tempora... by creddit on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @02:15PM (#24135011)
You and I have very different views of coercion. Making a choice possible is not coercing people into that choice.

Debtors prisons are bad but of course that’s a separate issue.

Re:Uber CEO says its service will probably shut down tempora... by exolymph on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @02:19PM (#24135071)
"Coerce" in the sense that poor people would notice a way to make money and go after it?
Re:Uber CEO says its service will probably shut down tempora... by teachrdan on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @04:40PM (#24136681)
Coerce in that someone will now have the "choice" of selling an organ or going to jail.