4 ms·
> When Jacobson revealed his scam, Hart, an honest businessman, found it too good to be true. But he agreed to try it, to “see if it worked,” recalled Jacobson.
by herodotus 8y ago
> When Jacobson revealed his scam, Hart, an honest businessman, found it too good to be true. But he agreed to try it, to “see if it worked,” recalled Jacobson.
I think I might have to revise my understanding of what it means to be an honest businessman.
It is depressing to me that greed so easily trumps morality.
- duxup 8y agoMorality is easy to talk about. Being tested is hard.
- agumonkey 8y agoIt sleeps a bit like a shoe horn. Bit by bit shifting your perspective.
- nameiscubanpete 8y agoIt's harder to be moral when you know you can do the wrong thing and get away with it.