So when they are next in this situation, where a contract is shoved in their face, they actually engage their brain, instead of blindly signing away any agency they may have.
This is how we empower people. Not by coddling them and insulating them from reality.
Further, this pushes back on the contract writers. More smart shoppers means less draconian contracts. It makes room for companies that have higher regard for their customers.
All the consumer had to do was read the terms. It is not rocket surgery.
By clicking agree, they consented that they not only read the terms, but agree to them.
Buyer beware. Stop enabling stupid consumers.
I’m helping educate those very people.
So when they are next in this situation, where a contract is shoved in their face, they actually engage their brain, instead of blindly signing away any agency they may have.
This is how we empower people. Not by coddling them and insulating them from reality.
Further, this pushes back on the contract writers. More smart shoppers means less draconian contracts. It makes room for companies that have higher regard for their customers.
My argument is not that these services are ethical. It is the opposite. They are parasitic trash heaps.
However, you should have figured that out the moment you read the contract. And then declined the service. Instead of clicking Agree.
Stop chasing the shiny new free services off cliffs like lemmings.
Make sure to tell your lawyer that contracts you failed to read don't actually apply.
Then report back.