Yeah, that's not how reality works.

You'll get no argument from me on that.

Unfair != illegal, unfortunately. And I wouldn't call the practices "deceptive", if you jump through the hoops the service gets cancelled. I've never run into a legit company that won't cancel a service when requested. Pain the ass? Stupid? SHOULD be illegal? Yes, yes, and yes.

Lol. I'll let you hold your breath on that one.

Yeah, no thank you.

Agreed. Too bad the current administration doesn't.

What you suggest is the equivalent of removing "auto pay" on your car loan. It's a contract. You agree to pay, whether you use the services or not. Simply not paying doesn't absolve you of the debt.

One trillion litres ? That's like 1,800 Libraries of Congress!

Grindr? Scruff? Only Lads?

Why the hell wouldn't it be?

On its way. You have to be patient, these things take time.

Oh shut up you fuckstick.
Shut up you moron.
Shut the fuck up.
You're a moron.
Shut up you fucking moron.
shut up you fucking moron.

Seriously, why are you even here? I gave up after 5 pages of the same useless crap as above. Literally not even a single attempt at a comment that wasn't an obvious troll.

Ah, the whore had to jump in. Don't you have anything better to do with your time?

That one at least gave a mild chuckle, the exhibited lack of self-awareness was a bit humorous.

And then comment "why is this here" on every single one, which drives a 20-post-long thread arguing back and forth of how it's technically relevant, which shows the algorithm that there's more engagement on the topic, which leads it to accept more similar submissions. It's like people still don't understand how the Internet works.

Hell of a legacy.

Which is precicely why a stupid amount of money is spent, and will continue to spent, bribing (i mean, lobbying) to protect their bullshit business model. I do some work tangentially related to the credit card processing industry, saying it's a clusterfuck is a serious understatement. You won't see me shed a tear over them going away.

It's no wonder the airlines have lobbied heavily to kill the Credit Card Competition Act it would absolutely gut their profits. $80M dollars spent so far lobbying against the bill.

Used cars are an entirely different topic. But, I should point out, your "illegally modified" comment would still indicate that there are still governmental regulations designed to protect consumers from certain shenanigans in the used car market. Also, it's generally illegal for dealers to sell vehicles that have had their safety systems modified. The private market is very much the definition of "buyer beware".

Do I care that these 5 dumbasses turned themselves into fish food paste? No, not really. They took a risky gamble and lost. My pushback is that they took a (hopefully) calculated risk without being made aware of the actual risks. I'm not talking a "this is risky" disclaimer. They were blatantly lied to regarding the safety of what they were doing.

You can't seriously be arguing that we should allow whatever snake-oil salesman to sell whatever they want to whomever they want and just let market forces and "natural selection" sort it out, so where is the line?

That's really the crux of the whole argument. If I go down to the car lot and buy a random Chevy, I'm not qualified to judge whether the car was built to my expected levels of safety. I also have no means to verify stuff like the tires, airbags, windshield, brake pads, etc. were all sufficiently designed-for-purpose. I do, however, have some modicum of trust that the vehicle was built to meet the regulations applicable at the time. And I also have some trust that the regulators were doing their jobs properly by implementing regulations in such a way that a sufficient level of safety was achieved. The same idea applies to just about any "risky" endeavor I undertake. From skydiving, scuba diving, carnival rides, bungee jumping, or eating at a Chinese buffet: All regulated such that the person taking the risk is theoretically protected from being sold a bag of goods from someone who isn't qualified to be selling them.

I'm sure they did. I doubt any of those disclaimers said "The engineers that designed this who raised safety concerns were either silences or fired. Also, we did everything in our power to ensure that this vehicle was not constrained by any governmental regulations."