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> it's extremely hypocritical to cheat your way to success and then reprimand others for cheating. Wouldn't this logic condemn all of US history [land theft, s
by mark_edward 10y ago
> it's extremely hypocritical to cheat your way to success and then reprimand others for cheating.
Wouldn't this logic condemn all of US history [land theft, slavery, etc.]?
Note: I don't think it's wrong to do so I just wonder where you think it stops.
- chillacy 10y agoIndeed it does. Might often makes right, and contracts are only as good insofar as they can be enforced. Seen from that angle, IP law is just a tool that you use once you have IP and ignore until then.
- mark_edward 10y agoRather, I'd say that might makes. It doesn't make right, it just makes. Might makes right is just another version of a naturalistic fallacy, if i understand correctly. Therefore, people can still be held accountable for these things. Getting away with it doesn't make it right.
- chillacy 10y agoFair enough, I suppose history will look down on these acts even if they have high payout.