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by steelframe 1790 days ago
I can't withdraw my consent to share the road with intoxicated or distracted drivers. That's just a fact of life. That doesn't mean I shouldn't be able to withdraw my consent to share the road with Beta software.

Plenty of businesses are able to build very effective safety mechanisms for motor vehicles without subjecting the general public to Beta software. To me this is a case where the ends do not justify the means.

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I understand your point, but I would frame it stronger: Indeed, we, as a community, have withdrawn our consent to share the road with intoxicated drivers. You break laws if you drive intoxicated. That beta software doesn't break any laws, but maybe it should.