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Re:Someone Stole My Startup Idea: They Raised Money with My ... by nothanksmydude on Wednesday May 01, 2019 @02:51AM (#19795082)
I strongly believe there are better ways to achieve success that do not come at such a complete loss of ethical/moral standards.

I've found the less intelligent someone is, the more likely they are to act this way. Perhaps an evolutionary defense mechanism. Lacking the ability to really process things at a 2nd/3rd Order level of thought perhaps frees them of the guilt that would result from doing such a thing?

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Re:Someone Stole My Startup Idea: They Raised Money with My ... by TAForObvReasons on Wednesday May 01, 2019 @02:57AM (#19795095)
Mark Zuckerberg is a fabulously wealthy and by all accounts intelligent individual, but many actions like using failed login attempts to access people's email accounts [1] certainly suggest "a complete loss of ethical/moral standards". While mediocre success may be possible, history is riddled with examples of success coming by compromising ethics and morals.

[1] https://www.businessinsider.com/how-mark-zuckerberg-hacked-i...

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Re:Someone Stole My Startup Idea: They Raised Money with My ... by nothanksmydude on Wednesday May 01, 2019 @10:11AM (#19797121)
Give it time. When I meant success, I meant lasting success, not a hit and run. Given what his company is responsible for, I don't see them lasting forever.
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