Comment by o11c

6 months ago

Lying is usually legal.

And even if lying is illegal in a particular context, it's de-facto legal since nobody ever gets punished for it.

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schaefer  6 months ago

fraud is not legal. There's a difference between lying on the playground and fraud in a business setting.

  • o11c  6 months ago

    Again: fraud is de facto legal.

    It is ubiquitous in every part of the business world, both internal and consumer-facing.

    • ocdtrekkie  6 months ago

      A more useful construct is that civil offenses are only a problem if someone is aware of, motivated, and able to afford to sue you over it. Businesses do a lot of arguably illegal things that are not likely to lead to an actual lawsuit.

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