It’s the other way around. An employer is legally responsible for an employee’s actions while working. Uber says, “They’re not employees, they just use our app.” So Uber has no incentive to carefully vet drivers. It’s only after an Uber driver rapes someone that they kick them off their system.
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while still having an overall ledger to prevent fraud.
That’s not crypto.
If you get scammed using an old fashioned credit card, the credit card company yoinks your money back for you from the scammer.
If you transfer crypto it’s gone.
Just because there’s a inconvenience for consumers doesn’t mean you make workers suffer instead of fixing the problem.
Just because the legal system is bad doesn’t make an illegal system better. You fix the legal problem.
"I can’t find a cab doesn’t mean the solution is unregulated gig workers.
“Don’t worry if an independent contractor rapes you, just give him 1 star and the free market will fix the problem.”Think of how much money Starbucks would save if they made their employees provide their own coffee machines, beans and paper cups. That’s where it’s going.
One piece is a designed story in the same way Dragonball is a designed story.
66 has connotation too. That’s why I listed the numbers for which I didn’t know the connotation.
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Autism@lemmy.world•Anyone notice how all (well intentioned) advice for autistic people is just "mask harder"?
8·1 day agoIt’s a skill that we find harder to master than others. That’s all.
Some are naturally gifted at math. Some can learn a new language effortlessly. Others have to practice and pay attention carefully or they make an error.
It took me 30 years. My personality is now permanently different. It’s no longer a mask just like learning a language and culture eventually becomes normal.
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Technology@lemmy.world•Meta's latest legal wheeze is to insist that pirating books is fair use, actually. And it might be working.English
6·1 day agoAnd unlike Meta, you will be thrown in prison like Jeremiah Perkins.
Even if found completely guilty, the worst that will happen is Meta has to pay a fine: which means nothing because any fine is rolled into the cost of doing business. Meta knows it is stupid to not break the law.
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politics @lemmy.world•Texas lawmakers criticize ICE for detaining two teen mariachi musicians
9·2 days agoTranslation:
We want this but the voters aren’t happy so we are going to pretend to be on their side to avoid losing the election.
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politics @lemmy.world•READ: Stunning FBI Doc Claims Trump Assaulted Teen Girl After She ‘Bit the Sh*t Out of’ His Penis
2·3 days agoIn 2015 Trump’s doctor reported that goons showed up and took all his records.
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Technology@lemmy.world•Lenovo’s New ThinkPads Score 10/10 for Repairability— Repair goes mega mainstream with the launch of Lenovo's new T-series laptopsEnglish
2·6 days agoWhipping around is a regular idiom.
It means turning with suddenness.
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Technology@lemmy.world•Lenovo’s New ThinkPads Score 10/10 for Repairability— Repair goes mega mainstream with the launch of Lenovo's new T-series laptopsEnglish
2·6 days agoMaybe he meant whipping?
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Technology@lemmy.world•Lenovo’s New ThinkPads Score 10/10 for Repairability— Repair goes mega mainstream with the launch of Lenovo's new T-series laptopsEnglish
5·6 days agoIt says full size rj45?
which is?
Impeachment is “this should go to trial”. The Senate then rules on the crime. The Senate will judge Trump not guilty. Trump will then constantly advertise his non guilty judgement.
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Technology@lemmy.world•Ars Technica Fires Reporter After AI Controversy Involving Fabricated QuotesEnglish
361·8 days agoNo, the worker was fired and the executive whose job title is making sure that the work submitted is correct was not fired.
The executives will get a bonus this year.
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politics @lemmy.world•Trump again floats ‘one more term’ as he rails against Ilhan Omar and Supreme Court tariffs smackdown in Texas
8·11 days agoThiel is going to keep Trump going with his blood boys.




You can have progress without forcing people into starvation because “it’s the system”.