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jcranmer • yesterday at 11:53 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

Even if someone else is initiating it, you still have the power to say no. Especially if you're rich enough to be able to do things like apply for restraining orders or else to keep them away.

Jensen wasn't an innocent victim, he was still an active, voluntary participant.


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cataphract • today at 12:09 AM

Yes, but more or less in the same sense that drug addicts have the power to say "no".

It's not that easy to rebuff approaches from women you're very attracted to; it's much easier to avoid having the opportunity come up in the first place. I think at the very least the moral judgment should be accompanied by some empathy.

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