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Re:Worldcoin ignored initial order to stop iris scans in Ken... by olalonde on Friday August 18, 2023 @03:11PM (#37180635)
To be clear, I don't personally endorse Worldcoin and am not an investor, nor do I have particular admiration for Sam Altman. I just fundamentally question the notion of "victimless" crimes. In my view, consensual transactions between adults shouldn't be illegal and it seems to me that this is what is occurring here. As to why this is happening in Kenya, I wouldn't be surprised if they failed to "persuade" the right bureaucrats (a problem that many African entrepreneurs face[0]). According to Reuters, Worldcoin is currently "orbing" in 20 countries by the way[1].

[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqD3QbzSsIs

[1] https://www.reuters.com/technology/openais-sam-altman-launch...

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Re:Worldcoin ignored initial order to stop iris scans in Ken... by soligern on Friday August 18, 2023 @10:26PM (#37184872)
At one point in the 70s, the Indian government started offering people money to voluntarily get sterilized. These people didn’t have a free choice in the matter, their situation in life compelled them, in this particular case financially. It’s not an infringement of someone’s freedom, rather an exploitation of the poor situation that individual is already in.
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Re:Worldcoin ignored initial order to stop iris scans in Ken... by olalonde on Friday August 18, 2023 @10:44PM (#37184970)
Why call this situation an "exploitation" when all parties involved are better off from the transaction? And if it is truly a "life or death" situation, how is it moral to ban a life saving option?

If Kenyans are getting life-saving money in exchange for their iris scan, how is banning this arrangement helping them? Aren't they in a better position than you, or government bureaucrats, to judge what is best for them?

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