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And ... uh ... legality? If either Postmates or the companies he infiltrated took this the wrong way, he could end up in a bit of trouble.

by zhemao 10y ago

tedmiston 10y ago
It kind of makes me think of the Dumb Starbucks episode of Nathan for You (parody law). > Spectators and media commentators questioned the stunt's authenticity, viewing it variously as performance art, a statement on consumerism, a viral marketing achievement or the work of street artist Banksy. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumb_Starbucks https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumb_Starbucks
vecter 10y ago
You're missing the forest for the trees. You can replace "brave enough to do this" with "brave enough to play at that open mic night" or "brave enough to talk to that cute girl in class". In all cases, the reason that the OP doesn't believe he can do this has to do solely with his false limiting self beliefs about his abilities.
- smallnamespace 10y ago
  > You can replace "brave enough to do this" with "brave enough to play at that open mic night" or "brave enough to talk to that cute girl in class". Seems like the potential downside to doing this is a lot higher than the examples you gave.
  - BinaryIdiot 10y ago
    Not really. At worst you get arrested for trespassing and Postmates sues you. But the unlikelyness of both seems sky high to me. It's not like impersonating a police officer.
    - smallnamespace 10y ago
      I agree that the odds of any one place giving him trouble are low, but he hit up 40 different places. If just one of them decided to call the cops, he'd be arrested, and that might end up with him being banned from re-entering the US. If each place only has a 1% chance of calling it in, we're talking about cumulative odds around 1 in 3. That seems like a pretty bad worst case.
- zhemao 10y ago
  Neither of those things is likely to get you sued, arrested, or (if you're a foreigner) kicked out of the country. It's not about underestimation of ability, it's about not wanting to take a risk or flout established social norms.

And ... uh ... legality? If either Postmates or the companies he infiltrated took this the wrong way, he could end up in a bit of trouble.

by zhemao 10y ago

And ... uh ... legality? If either Postmates or the companies he infiltrated took this the wrong way, he could end up in a bit of trouble.

tedmiston 10y ago

It kind of makes me think of the Dumb Starbucks episode of Nathan for You (parody law). > Spectators and media commentators questioned the stunt's authenticity, viewing it variously as performance art, a statement on consumerism, a viral marketing achievement or the work of street artist Banksy. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumb_Starbucks https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumb_Starbucks

vecter 10y ago

You're missing the forest for the trees. You can replace "brave enough to do this" with "brave enough to play at that open mic night" or "brave enough to talk to that cute girl in class". In all cases, the reason that the OP doesn't believe he can do this has to do solely with his false limiting self beliefs about his abilities.

smallnamespace 10y ago
> You can replace "brave enough to do this" with "brave enough to play at that open mic night" or "brave enough to talk to that cute girl in class". Seems like the potential downside to doing this is a lot higher than the examples you gave.
- BinaryIdiot 10y ago
  Not really. At worst you get arrested for trespassing and Postmates sues you. But the unlikelyness of both seems sky high to me. It's not like impersonating a police officer.
  - smallnamespace 10y ago
    I agree that the odds of any one place giving him trouble are low, but he hit up 40 different places. If just one of them decided to call the cops, he'd be arrested, and that might end up with him being banned from re-entering the US. If each place only has a 1% chance of calling it in, we're talking about cumulative odds around 1 in 3. That seems like a pretty bad worst case.
zhemao 10y ago
Neither of those things is likely to get you sued, arrested, or (if you're a foreigner) kicked out of the country. It's not about underestimation of ability, it's about not wanting to take a risk or flout established social norms.