▲ 388 ▼ System76 on Age Verification Laws (blog.system76.com) submitted 8 months ago by negativenull@piefed.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 91 comments fedilink hide all child comments Liberty has costs, but it's worth it.
[–] chunes@lemmy.world 17 points 8 months ago (2 children) That's a lot of fancy words to say they're bending the knee permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Telorand@reddthat.com 22 points 8 months ago (1 child) A relatively small company can't afford to fight a protracted legal battle or simply ignore the law. They have employees with families, and $800/hr for legal representation adds up fast, not to mention potentially getting hit with $6500 fines per infraction for refusal to comply. They also can't afford to just not sell in California, which has a huge chunk of the US population. We don't have to be happy about the state of things, but it's not their fault that capitalism and authoritarianism have effectively forced them to comply. Be upset by all means, but remember to focus your anger upon those who actually put/is putting these laws in place. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] chunes@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago Nah, I actively choose to be mad at people who comply with this shit. The politicians and oligarchs are always going to be shit no matter what. That's a fundamental law of the universe. Everyone else has a choice. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 22 points 8 months ago (1 child) A relatively small company can't afford to fight a protracted legal battle or simply ignore the law. They have employees with families, and $800/hr for legal representation adds up fast, not to mention potentially getting hit with $6500 fines per infraction for refusal to comply. They also can't afford to just not sell in California, which has a huge chunk of the US population. We don't have to be happy about the state of things, but it's not their fault that capitalism and authoritarianism have effectively forced them to comply. Be upset by all means, but remember to focus your anger upon those who actually put/is putting these laws in place. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] chunes@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago Nah, I actively choose to be mad at people who comply with this shit. The politicians and oligarchs are always going to be shit no matter what. That's a fundamental law of the universe. Everyone else has a choice. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] chunes@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago Nah, I actively choose to be mad at people who comply with this shit. The politicians and oligarchs are always going to be shit no matter what. That's a fundamental law of the universe. Everyone else has a choice. permalink fedilink source parent