I am 100% in favor of people lying about their deals in these cases, just as I am 100% in favor of a future class of ransomware attackers who collect the ransom

I am 100% in favor of people lying about their deals in these cases, just as I am 100% in favor of a future class of ransomware attackers who collect the ransom and then destroy the key without ever decrypting the victim's data. In both cases it improves the bottom line of the endeavor. For cycling you get more dynamic races and race endings. For computers it means hospitals and power grids actually go ahead and get rid of their Windows XP machines.