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It's pretty disgusting that you knew that this was a gap in policy, had been considering it for some time, and ultimately decided to run with it anyway and even
by mffnbs 7y ago
It's pretty disgusting that you knew that this was a gap in policy, had been considering it for some time, and ultimately decided to run with it anyway and even took measures to obfuscate the truth.
What's the point in pretending to be honorable by offering a service one can pay for to prevent your misdeeds? Any reasonable person here can see straight through you and your business.
If you want to be ethical going forward, rewrite your user agreement and offer this insurance baked into your product. If it turns out you cannot profit from running your business in an ethical manner, then perhaps you should consider a different line of work. Or, at the very least, don't offer your fake sympathy when a user uses your product and falls victim to your personal shortcomings.
- dang 7y agoPersonal attacks are not ok. Whatever substantive criticism you have, it can be made without denunciatory rhetoric, so please do it that way from now on. This site is no place for the online callout/shaming culture—there are many other homes for that on the internet. Here the rules include "Be kind" and "Assume good faith". Why? Because it determines the kind of community this is. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html