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Caveat Emptor, right? I just dream of a world where people are more honest than that. Just because that's the way it's been doesn't make it okay, nor right.
by jmcqk6 6y ago
Caveat Emptor, right?
I just dream of a world where people are more honest than that. Just because that's the way it's been doesn't make it okay, nor right. People of integrity do not act this way. When I see people claiming it's alright to act this way, personally I make a note to stay far away from them, and especially to never do business with them.
- whimsicalism 6y ago> I make a note to stay far away from them, and especially to never do business with them. I have some really bad news about most of the multinational corporations you probably do business with, esp. if you are buying commodities.
- jmcqk6 6y agoThat still doesn't make it okay. At no point have I denied this reality. It just makes me very sad that this is the reality we find ourselves in.
- JoelMcCracken 6y agoSame. Personal integrity has a value, and for people who clearly show they don’t value their own, well, it is worth noting. We can’t change the world, but we can do our small part to be good people.
- bserge 6y agoSadly, if you keep going, you might run out of people to do business with.
- jmcqk6 6y agoAre you trying to convince me that I should lower my standards, or are you sharing in my despair for the reality we find ourselves in?
- bserge 6y agoJust lamenting the situation. Most people just taking advantage of each other for some extra digits in their bank account, and you either have to play the game or lose by default.
- jmcqk6 6y ago>lose by default I don't believe that's true. I've found success in my personal life this way, and the journey is more important than the destination. Will success really feel like success if I achieve it in ways I think are morally wrong? I doubt it. It's true I can't eat my integrity, but I've not yet found myself in a situation where that is a factor.