[hiptobecubic]

What about immediate proxies for those things? I can determine your culture, gender, etc based on things like your shopping characteristics. Maybe i just deny loans to people who don't ever buy sunscreen? Or people who prefer menthol cigarettes? Or people who donate to the wrong charities?

Saying that private businesses can just do whatever they want is basically incompatible with Western society as we know it. It only works at small scale precisely because little shops don't have access to data about their customers and they are legally barred from using the obvious clues like "wears a turban" or "has short hair and cargo pants"

[movedx]

> Saying that private businesses can just do whatever they want is basically incompatible with Western society

But I never said that, though. I said they can operate however they like within the bounds of society's laws. You've turned something I've said into something I did not say, and I expect an apology on your part for placing me in a negative light.

I believe in socially responsible, healthy business practices that add positive value to the economy they operate inside of, not detract from it. Laws should be obeyed.