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Re:I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for... by Detrytus on Friday December 05, 2025 @04:04PM (#46167286)
Well, by offering food for punch in the face you changed it from charity to free market transaction. Basically you gave them a chance to earn their food instead of just giving it to them. If they deem the price too high and refuse your offer then again, nothing bad happened.
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Re:I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for... by tempfile on Friday December 05, 2025 @04:06PM (#46167313)
Not all free market transactions are reasonable. Selling yourself into slavery is a "free market transaction" I hope you would not consider legitimate.
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Re:I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for... by zahlman on Friday December 05, 2025 @05:24PM (#46168174)
Being offered something unreasonable, given free reign to decline that offer, does not cause harm.
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Re:I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for... by tempfile on Saturday December 06, 2025 @05:50AM (#46172287)
Yes, it does. That's why job offers that state "do not apply if you're a woman" are illegal. You just don't care about this particular harm.
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Re:I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for... by zahlman on Saturday December 06, 2025 @11:41AM (#46174639)
> That's why job offers that state "do not apply if you're a woman" are illegal.

This is not an example of "being offered something unreasonable, being given free reign to decline the offer".

> You just don't care about this particular harm.

This is both incorrect and insulting.

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