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by renewiltord 533 days ago
Yeah, this happened to me at home. I have this lock on the door and I couldn’t get in because it was locked. I called support and they said I needed to use the key on the lock but that SHOULDN’T BE NECESSARY. Completely unsafe that the door wouldn’t unlock. Shelter is a human right and I was trapped outside of my house just because I wouldn’t use some “device” that so-called “support” was trying to get me to use.

Same situation as this guy and the “End Ride” button. It’s actually horrifying.
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Terr_ 533 days ago
Beneath the satire, you're asserting that the primary purpose of locks on cars are to prevent adult passengers from exiting? That's not right at all.

Might as well design a desktop environment that forces you to enter your password in order to log off.

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renewiltord 533 days ago
Ah you’re right. I should’ve used The Adage of The Man With The Door Handle. Unusual story about a guy who was trapped in his home because he had to press down on a device to disengage a lock. Perhaps President Biden will issue an order against these terrible things.

Are door handles evil? Find out this weekend on Hacker News as it explores the concept of clicking “End Trip” on an app dispatched taxi ride that was embarked on by app.

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