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plaguuuuuu on May 20, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: RadioShack Sold Consumer Data to Pay Off Its Debts

>but still bad for the "free market".

Yet another case whereby a natural consequence of a free market is "bad" for the free market.

In reality it's only bad for the consumer, and certainly not the businesses.

ploxiln on May 20, 2015 [–]

And that second case really annoys me, but I'd still rather not take the alternative to a free market, which is that idiots and douchebags decide what's good for me, and leave me with even less choice.

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