[skybrian]

What do you think of Anubis and Cloudflare? If they block your bot, is that unethical?

Seems like doing business with other people should normally be based on mutual consent, not whatever you can get away with technically.

[inigyou]

Mutual consent to what? I didn't agree for rich people to own all the housing around here, is it mutual consent if I agree to pay one to get some, or is it extortion?

[skybrian]

Yes, when you buy a house it’s usually because the buyer and seller agreed to it. It seems better than, say, a foreclosure or an eviction.