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Re:The problem of prosocial lying in the economics profession by austincheney on Wednesday November 25, 2020 @05:28AM (#25207746)
This is subjective reasoning (nonsense). It only matters so far as a customer is disappointed and shops around for a favorable opinion contrary to reality. A lie is still a lie even if a person isn't adult enough to appreciate the difference and the harms are the same either way.
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Re:The problem of prosocial lying in the economics profession by bscphil on Wednesday November 25, 2020 @06:00AM (#25207953)
I don't follow your argument, can you make it clearer? Also "subjective reasoning" isn't a meaningful thing to accuse me of. If you want to say I'm wrong just say that!
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