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Re:Three Companies Impersonated Millions to Influence Intern... by hayst4ck on Saturday May 13, 2023 @10:50PM (#35934912)
In the game of prisoners dilemma, they defected and won. This means their strategy of corruption is a winning strategy. It means our law has failed and we can expect more people to practice a strategy of corruption and flouting the law rather than a strategy of adherence to the law or ethical principles.
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Re:Three Companies Impersonated Millions to Influence Intern... by fnimick on Sunday May 14, 2023 @06:02AM (#35936817)
Breaking the rules and cheating has been a celebrated strategy here and in the startup community. Remember that Uber and AirBnB were blatantly illegal when they launched and made millions. Remember how YC was encouraging people who advertised how to lie to skip covid vaccine wait lines as a "social hack"?
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