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A previous similar incident became a legendary in-joke over at MetaFilter 18 years ago: Astounding. I can't take a moral argument seriously from any of you who

A previous similar incident became a legendary in-joke over at MetaFilter 18 years ago: Astounding. I can't take a moral argument seriously from any of you who jumped at the opportunity to take advantage of an honest mistake. I don't want to hear ever again about greedy corporations or crooked politicians. You people just showed that you're willing to turn a blind eye when it is to your benefit. How does that make you any different from those you rail against? – posted by marknau at 6:45 PM on November 20, 2001 [4 favorites +] [!] We have cameras. – posted by NortonDC at 6:48 PM on November 20, 2001 [164 favorites +] [!] https://www.metafilter.com/12512/#178067 https://www.metafilter.com/12512/#178067

blakesterz 7y ago
Wow, I remember that one! I was just thinking recently it's hard to believe Mefi turned 20 years old this summer, and then I realized MY site turns 20 years old this fall... I know people feel old when their kids get old, but damn, having a website turn twenty just makes me feel old.
- DonHopkins 7y ago
  Ten more years and you won't be able to trust it any more. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Weinberg#%22Don't_trust_anyone_over_30%22 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Weinberg#%22Don't_trust_a...
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  - firethief 7y ago
    See also: https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/5/1/eaau4586.full https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/5/1/eaau4586.full
Armisael16 7y ago
Can you change your quote block formatting? It’s essentially impossible to read on mobile.
- quakeguy 7y ago
  Fine here, Safari on iOS.
  - adtac 7y ago
    Site best viewed with Internet Explorer 8^W^W^W Apple Safari
  - Armisael16 7y ago
    It has been edited since then. They were using a code block.
marapuru 7y ago
1 million times this ^^^^. Although the deal is amazing, it's even more amazing how quickly people seem to turn a blind eye to take advantage. It reminds me a bit of the various insurance systems here in the Netherlands. People complain about the high insurance fees, yet they claim as much damage as possible and even commit fraud in order to get the most out of it. Which of course, in turn, increases insurance fees again. Thanks greed!
- snarfy 7y ago
  Most people don't have a problem with bad behavior if it's justified. A good portion of my income goes to pay taxes, yet Amazon hardly pays anything comparatively. If they actually paid proportionate taxes maybe my tax rate wouldn't be so high. Getting a good deal through an error is only stealing back some value that was already stolen from me. It's not the best justification, but I could come up with a dozen more. The play field is so drastically tilted towards the big players that almost everyone at some point feels like they were cheated by the system, and so people don't feel bad cheating the system.

blakesterz 7y ago

Wow, I remember that one! I was just thinking recently it's hard to believe Mefi turned 20 years old this summer, and then I realized MY site turns 20 years old this fall... I know people feel old when their kids get old, but damn, having a website turn twenty just makes me feel old.

DonHopkins 7y ago
Ten more years and you won't be able to trust it any more. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Weinberg#%22Don't_trust_anyone_over_30%22 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Weinberg#%22Don't_trust_a...
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- firethief 7y ago
  See also: https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/5/1/eaau4586.full https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/5/1/eaau4586.full

Armisael16 7y ago

Can you change your quote block formatting? It’s essentially impossible to read on mobile.

quakeguy 7y ago
Fine here, Safari on iOS.
- adtac 7y ago
  Site best viewed with Internet Explorer 8^W^W^W Apple Safari
- Armisael16 7y ago
  It has been edited since then. They were using a code block.

marapuru 7y ago

1 million times this ^^^^. Although the deal is amazing, it's even more amazing how quickly people seem to turn a blind eye to take advantage. It reminds me a bit of the various insurance systems here in the Netherlands. People complain about the high insurance fees, yet they claim as much damage as possible and even commit fraud in order to get the most out of it. Which of course, in turn, increases insurance fees again. Thanks greed!

snarfy 7y ago
Most people don't have a problem with bad behavior if it's justified. A good portion of my income goes to pay taxes, yet Amazon hardly pays anything comparatively. If they actually paid proportionate taxes maybe my tax rate wouldn't be so high. Getting a good deal through an error is only stealing back some value that was already stolen from me. It's not the best justification, but I could come up with a dozen more. The play field is so drastically tilted towards the big players that almost everyone at some point feels like they were cheated by the system, and so people don't feel bad cheating the system.