> who he knew was slimy but decided to trust for some reason. Yes, it would have been good advice for him. He knew he was slimy, and did so anyway. This advice

> who he knew was slimy but decided to trust for some reason. Yes, it would have been good advice for him. He knew he was slimy, and did so anyway. This advice would not then help. > You shouldn't go into business with crooks. People do it all the time, and it often ends poorly for them. The problem isn't that they don't know they shouldn't do business with crooks. Most of them do. Just like many know that murder is wrong and yet people still kill. Eating vegetables is almost directly actionable. So is taking your car in for service. But this is far from the "don't do business with crooks." Which is generic, unhelpful advice. And many crooks have made it rich and made others rich too. Is the advice even always true? Many a person got rich off of corruption.