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by atoav 1592 days ago
> seems pretty darn useful

In societies so broken and unsolidaric that individuals have to fall back on such matters, maybe. Also very useful if you are a drug cartel, a shady bussines or similar — so people that totally won't do damage to the cohesion of society in historic experience.
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ur-whale 1592 days ago
> In societies so broken and unsolidaric that individuals have to fall back on such matters,

The current divorce laws in most western societies pretty much match my description, especially the US.

If in your world, those count as "broken and unsolidaric (sic)", then: sure dude.

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atoav 1591 days ago
And the typical solution to such injustices is to change the laws and not to create a dystopian anarcho-capitalist society in which drug cartels, scammers and fraudsters thrive.

So while I understand (and empathically feel) the circumstances leading to male divorcees in the US thinking this would be a good idea, I think there are easier solutions with much, much less side effects.

Or have people in the US given up on changing society via democratic means to such an degree they don't see a viable way to change such a simple thing like divorce laws?

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