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That is a weak justification, commonly used by criminals. A liar might say, 'everyone lies'; honest people don't say it. Unless we are engaging in a very philso
by wolverine876 3y ago
That is a weak justification, commonly used by criminals. A liar might say, 'everyone lies'; honest people don't say it. Unless we are engaging in a very philsophical discussion (possible on HN), we don't need to explain the problem in detail.
- jesterson 3y agoIt's not a "justification" of anything, just a question for someone who blames other people industry as fraud. Just curious about way of thinking, nothing else. And everyone lies indeed, those who deny it are either delusional or liars. It's human nature.
- hagbarth 3y agoI didn’t blame an industry as fraud. GP was describing a specific fraud that occurred in an industry. Not the same. I’m sure there are legitimate crypto businesses.
- rrdharan 3y ago> I’m sure there are legitimate crypto businesses. I’m increasingly sure there aren’t.
- twixfel 3y agoEveryone lies but it's irrelevant when motivating fraud, since not all lies are the same.
- wolverine876 3y agoAlso, not everyone lies with the same frequency. Some do reflexively, some hardly ever, and there's everyting in between. It's like saying all programmers write buggy code, so they are all the same.