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Re:Seattle becomes first in U.S. to protect gig workers from... by ses1984 on Tuesday August 15, 2023 @07:21AM (#37132544)
Ok, the video doesn’t seem to cover whether children can give consent, and you said they can’t, so what’s missing?
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Re:Seattle becomes first in U.S. to protect gig workers from... by thegrimmest on Tuesday August 15, 2023 @10:07AM (#37134205)
The legal system that decides when we can give consent (when we become adults, the age of majority) and when we can't (legal incompetence ruled by a court of law).
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Re:Seattle becomes first in U.S. to protect gig workers from... by ses1984 on Wednesday August 16, 2023 @10:38PM (#37156503)
But you just accept the legal system? What’s the basis? What if it gig work was outlawed?
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