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If there was no cost in terms of prison time and a criminal record, I would have no problem with killing a stranger for $100000000, and so I suspect would plent

If there was no cost in terms of prison time and a criminal record, I would have no problem with killing a stranger for $100000000, and so I suspect would plenty of others.

piva00 5y ago
Punishment is the only thing keeping your morals in check? I'd definitely have a massive problem with killing anyone, for any price, even if there was no punishment whatsoever... People are fucking weird.
- y4mi 5y ago
  This is a community primarily for founders though. I'm not sure how to phrase it properly, but there is a strong selection for people with lax morals here for the simple reason that it's a competitive advantage. A founder with lax morals will generally outcompete someone with stronger morals, as such few people at the top of organizations of any size have strong morals
  - truckerbill 5y ago
    Selecting for being a psychopath is a short term benefit at best. We have progressed as far as we have because of co-operation and compassion, despite the morally deficient among us.
aidenn0 5y ago
Plenty of people with both families and financial problems would take $100M for their family and a life-sentence.
omginternets 5y ago
Serious question: have you ever killed anyone (you never know ...) ? I ask because I'm a former infantryman and I personally know a handful of people who have. Of those people, most were quite sure they wouldn't have a problem with it, but guess what ...
- brokenmachine 5y ago
  I'm going to assume that they didn't get $100M for it though.
  - omginternets 5y ago
    I'm going to assume you've never dealt with this issue, even indirectly. I have not met a single person who has killed someone, and for whom $100M would make slightest difference. If anything, the people I've met would happily pay to undo the act.
    - brokenmachine 5y ago
      True, I've never dealt with that issue. People have been killed for a lot less than $100M though.
      - solveit 5y ago
        The previous poster is just grandstanding here. There clearly exist people who have killed multiple times for much less money. Maybe the first time they didn't know what they were getting into, but that can't apply to later killings.

If there was no cost in terms of prison time and a criminal record, I would have no problem with killing a stranger for $100000000, and so I suspect would plenty of others.

piva00 5y ago

Punishment is the only thing keeping your morals in check? I'd definitely have a massive problem with killing anyone, for any price, even if there was no punishment whatsoever... People are fucking weird.

y4mi 5y ago
This is a community primarily for founders though. I'm not sure how to phrase it properly, but there is a strong selection for people with lax morals here for the simple reason that it's a competitive advantage. A founder with lax morals will generally outcompete someone with stronger morals, as such few people at the top of organizations of any size have strong morals
- truckerbill 5y ago
  Selecting for being a psychopath is a short term benefit at best. We have progressed as far as we have because of co-operation and compassion, despite the morally deficient among us.

aidenn0 5y ago

Plenty of people with both families and financial problems would take $100M for their family and a life-sentence.

omginternets 5y ago

Serious question: have you ever killed anyone (you never know ...) ? I ask because I'm a former infantryman and I personally know a handful of people who have. Of those people, most were quite sure they wouldn't have a problem with it, but guess what ...

brokenmachine 5y ago
I'm going to assume that they didn't get $100M for it though.
- omginternets 5y ago
  I'm going to assume you've never dealt with this issue, even indirectly. I have not met a single person who has killed someone, and for whom $100M would make slightest difference. If anything, the people I've met would happily pay to undo the act.
  - brokenmachine 5y ago
    True, I've never dealt with that issue. People have been killed for a lot less than $100M though.
    - solveit 5y ago
      The previous poster is just grandstanding here. There clearly exist people who have killed multiple times for much less money. Maybe the first time they didn't know what they were getting into, but that can't apply to later killings.