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I was very plain about spoken about being a complete bastard and motivated by hate. I don't know how I could be any clearer about not being a good person in thi

I was very plain about spoken about being a complete bastard and motivated by hate. I don't know how I could be any clearer about not being a good person in this instance. Fortunately, I don't give a damn what strangers on the internet think about me :) My only regret is not stealing more money from them.

Top19 9y ago
I very much agree with your ethical justification. I used to struggle with this too, but then I realized just how much corporations steal from America. It wasn’t always like this of course, both consumers/citizens and companies can go back to treating the other not-like-shit, but companies can go first. This all hit me one day when I realized that, even if I dedicated my life to crime and greed, I would never be able to steal/defraud as much as many companies have in several business hours. That being said I want to make it clear I pay my taxes in full and take only the standard deduction.
- oceanghost 9y ago
  Exactly. Thank you. I don't have morals. I simply reflect them. You treat me ethically, I will treat you ethically. MS stole from me, I steal from them. There's no moral high ground here. Just reality.
  - 794CD01 9y ago
    Denying the concept of morality is merely a transparent excuse for not feeling bad about behavior you know to be immoral. You were doing better in your previous comment when you admitted you were being a bad person and simply didn't care.
    - oceanghost 9y ago
      Acting morally in all cases is denial of the true nature of the universe. I destroy what is bad, and nurture what is good.
jdtang13 9y ago
I don't think you deserve to get downvoted for this. You're speaking very honestly about your own motivations.
- oceanghost 9y ago
  Thank you kindly. I am a person who is very, VERY concerned about ethics. I spent weeks agonizing about if I should cash the checks. I concluded, MS had treated me unfairly, but legally. I treated them unfairly, but legally.
icelancer 9y ago
No one is downvoting you because you're a jerk. They're downvoting you for making ridiculous statements like this one: "But I hate MS and they've stolen thousands from me over the years."
wwalser 9y ago
I didn't down vote you. Sorry if I gave that impression. I don't downvote people who meaningfully contribute to the conversation. I was just responding to the excuse.
- oceanghost 9y ago
  S'all good :) I mistook your tone and if mine was off please accept my appologies. This has all been very interesting.

Top19 9y ago

I very much agree with your ethical justification. I used to struggle with this too, but then I realized just how much corporations steal from America. It wasn’t always like this of course, both consumers/citizens and companies can go back to treating the other not-like-shit, but companies can go first. This all hit me one day when I realized that, even if I dedicated my life to crime and greed, I would never be able to steal/defraud as much as many companies have in several business hours. That being said I want to make it clear I pay my taxes in full and take only the standard deduction.

oceanghost 9y ago
Exactly. Thank you. I don't have morals. I simply reflect them. You treat me ethically, I will treat you ethically. MS stole from me, I steal from them. There's no moral high ground here. Just reality.
- 794CD01 9y ago
  Denying the concept of morality is merely a transparent excuse for not feeling bad about behavior you know to be immoral. You were doing better in your previous comment when you admitted you were being a bad person and simply didn't care.
  - oceanghost 9y ago
    Acting morally in all cases is denial of the true nature of the universe. I destroy what is bad, and nurture what is good.

jdtang13 9y ago

I don't think you deserve to get downvoted for this. You're speaking very honestly about your own motivations.

oceanghost 9y ago
Thank you kindly. I am a person who is very, VERY concerned about ethics. I spent weeks agonizing about if I should cash the checks. I concluded, MS had treated me unfairly, but legally. I treated them unfairly, but legally.

icelancer 9y ago

No one is downvoting you because you're a jerk. They're downvoting you for making ridiculous statements like this one: "But I hate MS and they've stolen thousands from me over the years."

wwalser 9y ago

I didn't down vote you. Sorry if I gave that impression. I don't downvote people who meaningfully contribute to the conversation. I was just responding to the excuse.

oceanghost 9y ago
S'all good :) I mistook your tone and if mine was off please accept my appologies. This has all been very interesting.