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Re:Dr. Seuss books deemed offensive will be delisted from eBay by jmull on Friday March 05, 2021 @11:42AM (#26358861)
That's all fine. You think eBay should sell those books. I do too.

My question is, who's decision is it to make?

Yours? Mine? The government's (through laws or regulations)? Or ebay's?

Re:Dr. Seuss books deemed offensive will be delisted from eBay by chmod600 on Friday March 05, 2021 @12:51PM (#26359691)
To answer directly, it's not eBay's decision because eBay is not a single person. I guess it's the CEOs, or someone under them, or maybe the board, or the shareholders.

I don't want to override the decision. But there is a disturbing context to the decision that's worth discussing.

Why are people making these decisions? Why are they coordinated and collective? Who are the beneficiaries?

And have we, as voters, shareholders, etc., put trust in the wrong leaders? Maybe all this crazy stuff professors have been promoting all this time wasn't just for attention. Maybe they meant it and taught their students to do it. And we are now seeing the results.

Re:Dr. Seuss books deemed offensive will be delisted from eBay by loveistheanswer on Friday March 05, 2021 @01:31PM (#26360152)
Parents should be the ones deciding what their children should and should not read, not corporations.
Re:Dr. Seuss books deemed offensive will be delisted from eBay by jmull on Friday March 05, 2021 @02:10PM (#26360772)
But they aren't deciding what your children read. Just what they list.
Re:Dr. Seuss books deemed offensive will be delisted from eBay by loveistheanswer on Friday March 05, 2021 @03:11PM (#26361434)
Yes, in the same way people who participate in book burnings also arent deciding what you read, just what they burn.

"They don't gotta burn the books they just remove 'em" -RATM