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I don't think many people become drug dealers by worrying about the hypothetical effects their decisions might have on them in 10 years.
by jjk166 6y ago
I don't think many people become drug dealers by worrying about the hypothetical effects their decisions might have on them in 10 years.
- mywittyname 6y agoThey do if they want to stay tf out of prison. From what I've seen, success in this industry is predicated upon planning, caution, and constantly thinking of ways that people are going to screw you over.
- jjk166 6y agoIf your first thought when making decisions was "what won't send me to prison" you probably wouldn't be engaging in criminal enterprise in the first place. Most people who break the law do so because they either don't consider the consequences or accept the rewards as justifying the risks. And plenty of criminals go to prison because they judged wrong. That those who are successful for long periods of time buck this trend is just survivor bias.
- therealcamino 6y agoWell, it's true that the official manual contains mostly short-term, actionable recommendations, but some of them do have the goal of avoiding long-term consequences. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYb_8MM1tGQ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYb_8MM1tGQ