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  • What a reactionary zealot response.

    This is a dumb exclusionary policy being fairly pointed out, not ageism.

    I’ll explain it with a comparision of the language used.

    The language used for benches like this in my country, Australia: “Priority seating. Please stand for seniors, pregnant, or handicapped people”.

    Priority, based on needs. Anyone can use it otherwise.

    The language used in this sign: “Benches are for seniors are handicapped citizens only

    Exclusionary, based on privilege and needs. If you are old and infirm and a citizen ONLY YOU may ever use this bench, and if you’re not a citizen (tourist, asylum seeker, migrant worker) you can fuck off regardless of your needs. Pregnant women? Who cares, they’re not old and they’re women.

    This is not a subtle distinction. This is language used to assert a hierarchy and exclude underclasses, and it’s embedded into every aspect of US society without most people even noticing because they’ve never seen different.


  • I disagree wholeheartedly. This is a dumb exclusionary policy being fairly pointed out, not ageism.

    I’ll explain it with a comparision of the language used.

    The language used for benches like this in my country, Australia: “Priority seating. Please stand for seniors and handicapped people”.

    Priority, based on needs. Anyone can use it otherwise.

    The language used in this sign: “Benches are for seniors are handicapped citizens only

    Exclusionary, based on privilege and needs. If you are old and infirm and a citizen ONLY YOU may ever use this bench, and if you’re not a citizen (tourist, asylum seeker, migrant worker) you can fuck off regardless of your needs.

    This is not a subtle distinction. This is language used to assert a hierarchy and exclude underclasses, and it’s embedded into every aspect of your society without most people even noticing because they’ve never seen different.




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    Absolutely, but I’d be more specific.

    Customers usually have rights to refund or partial refund if a purchase is not “fit for purpose” or “as advertised”.

    If a game/movie/show is purchased on the offer of unlimited access now and into the future, and that access is then revoked, the customer should be by law entitled to compensation - either full refund if the product has never been used (which is surprisingly common), or a partial refund based on number or duration of times accessed.

    Providers would be a LOT more careful about revoking access to purchased materials if that action had a monetary cost associated with it.