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You're assuming a deontological basis for ethical rules: "These are the rules because these are the rules" as opposed to a consequentialist formulation of ethic

You're assuming a deontological basis for ethical rules: "These are the rules because these are the rules" as opposed to a consequentialist formulation of ethical rules "I follow these rules because it results in some greater utility". In the former framing, rules tend to be more universal, "Thou shall not steal" type universal. In the latter framework, rules are more "rules of thumb", which let people engage with each other in good faith to maximize utility. If you know, for a fact, that your counterparty is operating in bad faith, and is committed to doing so, there is very little utility in you remaining committed to those rules.

JohnFen 3y ago
> You're assuming a deontological basis for ethical rules I am not at all. What I'm doing is saying that if a person thinks lying is unethical, then lying is an unethical behavior by their own code. If a person doesn't, then (in my ethical viewpoint, because it's a form of fraud), the person is unethical as a baseline and should at the very least own up to that. That includes such excuses as "they lie to me, so it's OK to lie to them" or "that's just how the game is played." Such people should be avoided/not hired.