It's part of the job at this point - it's public data, not like I'm stealing credit cards. Are you a more ethical developer because you "try to keep the hit rat

It's part of the job at this point - it's public data, not like I'm stealing credit cards. Are you a more ethical developer because you "try to keep the hit rate low"? Can I pat myself on the back for only ever having 1 browser tab open at a time? Doesn't my minimalist take on browsing the web "keep my hit rate low" - I think I deserve a tax credit for helping the environment too, wdyt? Would it make you feel better if I said the pages I'm scraping are also hosted on AWS? That is - I'm effectively paying for the data by paying for lambdas. Or is it the poor hardware itself you worry for?