Comment on Steam does the opposite of forcing Arbitration on its users
hannesh93@feddit.org 2 months agoArbitration doesn’t save money. You still need lawyers.
of course - but usually it’s way faster than getting a proper court-ruling - and since lawyers are paid per hour that makes a big difference
givesomefucks@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I’ve literally never seen any person argue that forced arbitration is a good thing for consumers…
It’s always corporations
moody@lemmings.world 2 months ago
That’s because the arbitrators are hired by the company. Unless it’s an egregious situation, who’s going to side against the people signing their paycheck?
givesomefucks@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Oh, I’m fully aware it sucks, just not sure why that person is defending it
hannesh93@feddit.org 2 months ago
I just saw the Uber case and realized that this in definitely way differently in the US. I was not aware that completely getting around the law was such a common practice. I thought that Disney thing was a rarity
hannesh93@feddit.org 2 months ago
How often are you reading about someone suing and then that lawsuit (which is already in court) being dropped because they got a better offer for an arbitration out of court? For me that’s a very common thing to read for bigger cases.
But I agree that forced arbitration with not even a chance to take it to court if you don’t like the offer is horrible for the consumer