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Gruesome image shows hiker who was impaled on walking pole but trekked 10 miles down to avoid cost of helicopter evacuation (vt.co)
submitted 2 months ago by to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world
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[–] 8 points 2 months ago (6 children)

A helicopter ride does not cost 50$.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    If you're paying for something, it not free, whether it costs $1 or $1,000,000

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  • [–] 9 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    If you want to be pedantic, at least be extra pedantic about it.

    It's all about the meaning of the word get. They aren't literally getting a free ride, since the fee is not for the ride. They pay the fee to be eligible for the free ride. So they are actually paying to be on the list, not to use the service.

    But if you want to go one level deeper, in a world running on a capitalist system, nothing can ever be truly free. In the end everything is funded from the economy and we all contribute to the economy in some way.

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