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uname_pword
15y ago
Also Sam I couldn't help but laugh at your answer to this question on the eBay auction: > Q: Is this gift card autographed by the original owner? > A: I'd gladly autograph the card if it increases someone's willingness to donate to
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uname_pword
15y ago
> I honestly don't think Sam is going to get much heat over this from people who matter in his life I agree with you there. Although as an outsider looking in to Sam's life with only this one saga to judge him by, I'd call him a morally
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uname_pword
15y ago
> Did you consider the possibility that he did this for his own benefit? Instant fame and "moral exhibitionism" come to mind... I wouldn't even give Sam that amount of credit. I think the charity donation was an out. A way to get him ou
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uname_pword
15y ago
Within the spirit of the experiment? Jonathan himself says no: http://edition.cnn.com/2011/TECH/web/08/12/jonathans.card.ha... I don't see this as self-promotional. Jonathan's open letter now ranks on the first google results page for "Sa
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uname_pword
15y ago
Sam, you need to realize you can't do something morally heinous and zero it out by doing something morally acceptable. Just as donating to charity doesn't excuse you for what amounts to wire fraud, being the first to break the ice with Jona
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uname_pword
15y ago
Here is a direct quote from Jonathan on the matter: "It's obviously not in the spirit of the experiment, It's not what the money was put there for. The point of this is to be wide open and trusting, and to expect the best of people. If [Odi
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uname_pword
15y ago
My understanding (correct me if I'm wrong) is the credit on the gift card could only be transferred to another gift card using a PIN. If this is true, Sam Odio must have brute forced that PIN which was clearly not part of the experiment. I'