Let’s pose a hypothetical: You receive three letters in the mail. What letter are you physically afraid not to open. What letter truly inspires fear and dread in you? Is it the letter from a company advertising its products? Of course not. You know that even if you ignore them completely and throw their letter straight into the trash, there will be no repercussions. They won’t come to your house asking for money, and they will never use any force to extract payment from you – after all, you have consented to nothing.
The Letter Test (of consent in an interaction)
The Letter Test (of consent in an…
The Letter Test (of consent in an interaction)
Let’s pose a hypothetical: You receive three letters in the mail. What letter are you physically afraid not to open. What letter truly inspires fear and dread in you? Is it the letter from a company advertising its products? Of course not. You know that even if you ignore them completely and throw their letter straight into the trash, there will be no repercussions. They won’t come to your house asking for money, and they will never use any force to extract payment from you – after all, you have consented to nothing.