| reply to BF69
Re: Whats next? Your analogy is good, but only to unmake your point.
Asking "can I rape you?" is a contradiction in terms, because rape implies lack of consent, and your 'guy' is evidently requesting it. Therefore, the question- unabridged, reads "Do I have your consent to have sex with you without your consent?" Which, is quite obviously, absurd.
When a contract is put forward for you to sign, the other party is saying this: "just so you know, by agreeing to use our product, you are also agreeing to all of our fees and restrictions and caveats et al. If you consent to this, sign here..." Guess what, you have two choices. You can sign, or not sign. You can go with another plan, another company, or you can screw the whole cell phone thing entirely.
This is not rape. In fact, it is the ANTITHESIS of rape because a contract is by definition a request for consent. And furthermore, to allude that something as benign, consensual, and trivial as signing a cell phone contract is akin to rape is to trivialize anyone who has ACTUALLY been raped.
One of the nice things about having a government is that they can always be the impartial 3rd party who ensures that contacts are upheld. Moreover, that's their JOB.
As long as the government isn't actively colluding with the telecom companies to screw us over, just allow them to do their REAL job and not request that they also chaperon our personal decision-making. |
