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isodevyesterday at 7:13 PM4 repliesview on HN

But is that a reason to keep doing it? Is the penalty the only reason people hold back on doing bad stuff?


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nomdeptoday at 2:22 AM

Not everyone agree over some things being bad

pseudosavantyesterday at 9:50 PM

Isn’t that basically how societies work? Different penalties, but some kind of penalties enforcing the boundaries of that society?

pessimizeryesterday at 7:59 PM

(Violation of HN Terms & Conditions || Violation of copyright) != "bad stuff"

(Violation of HN Terms & Conditions || Violation of copyright) = Potential penalty

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fortysevenyesterday at 7:27 PM

Does profit outweigh the penalty?