> okay I don’t know why I’m getting downvoted Because saying "don't do something because an irrational player might irrationally punish you for that" isn't par

> okay I don’t know why I’m getting downvoted Because saying "don't do something because an irrational player might irrationally punish you for that" isn't particularly insightful. To expand on your argument, I could find out your real identity (this is hacker news, so I might be a hacker) and pay you a visit (I won't, I'm too lazy & incompetent for that). Just saying that your argument doesn't make sense to me. > you’re going to steal their awesome idea I paid for it by listening to a bad sales pitch, that's 40 minutes of my life I'm never getting back. Also, there was no confidentiality or non-compete agreement. > end up shooting you in the back of the head Only a semi-related tangent, I live in Europe, people here usually don't carry guns which shifts the entire risk/reward calculation significantly.