He calls it evil but doesn't provide much justification other than what he assumes people already believe.
In the interest of philosophical discussion... why is maximizing profit using knowledge of consumer behavior "evil" so to speak?
If someone uses their available knowledge and decides to enter a swoopo auction, is it really much different than choosing to play at a casino even though we know the house is against us (gambling's existence is something that few outside government seem to have a problem with?)?
Is the major hang up that people can pay but not win? If this is known up front can someone provide the rationale behind this being "evil"?
Funnily enough I find that the debate over swoopo being evil seems to parallel the debate over spec work being evil (just different currencies involved).
Can someone point me to literature on the rational arguments for and against consumer protection?
In the interest of philosophical discussion... why is maximizing profit using knowledge of consumer behavior "evil" so to speak?
If someone uses their available knowledge and decides to enter a swoopo auction, is it really much different than choosing to play at a casino even though we know the house is against us (gambling's existence is something that few outside government seem to have a problem with?)?
Is the major hang up that people can pay but not win? If this is known up front can someone provide the rationale behind this being "evil"?
Funnily enough I find that the debate over swoopo being evil seems to parallel the debate over spec work being evil (just different currencies involved).
Can someone point me to literature on the rational arguments for and against consumer protection?