19 sats \ 1 reply \ @nullama 1 May \ parent \ on: These days I'm watching Mr. Robot | Elliot’s monologues are amazing! bitcoin_beginners
Yeah, I've had thoughts similar to this.
The difference between selling and stealing is convincing the person to give you the money instead of taking it yourself. That's it.
If you can convince someone to give you money, you sold something. It doesn't have to be good, or bad, it just is.
As long as the other person "feels good" about paying for something, it is a legal sale. The moment someone "feels wronged" then you're probably doing something illegal
The difference between selling and stealing is convincing the person to give you the money instead of taking it yourself. That's it.
I feel pretty convinced to give money when I'm staring down the barrel of a firearm.
Many were convinced to give money to Celcius and FTX, but that turned out to be a fraud/theft.
As long as the other person "feels good" about paying for something, it is a legal sale.
Plenty of legal sales end in 1-star reviews with no refund and angry customers. Sales is just another form of theft.
I just don't think its so black and white. Society seems to demonize and criminalize some forms of theft and ignore/glorify other forms.
Those who can consistently and blatantly steal and get away with it are often the most powerful entities in society.
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