Re:Alameda lost tens of millions because of a fat fingering ...
by thaumasiotes on Thursday September 21, 2023 @04:12AM
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> Quitting indignantly on principal is either a sure sign of innocence or a true con artist cutting and putting distance from a 'scam', staying can be just as ambiguous.
Who said anything about quitting indignantly on principle? The sequence of events goes like this:
1. Dealer deals a round of cards, does not intend to reveal a card, but does anyway.
2. Dealer is informed that if that happens again, he'll be executed.
No amount of indignation is necessary to get the dealer to quit. All that's necessary is that the dealer believe the assurance he's given in step 2. The mistake is guaranteed to happen again -- if the dealer was able to avoid doing it, that's what would have happened in step 1.
Who said anything about quitting indignantly on principle? The sequence of events goes like this:
1. Dealer deals a round of cards, does not intend to reveal a card, but does anyway.
2. Dealer is informed that if that happens again, he'll be executed.
No amount of indignation is necessary to get the dealer to quit. All that's necessary is that the dealer believe the assurance he's given in step 2. The mistake is guaranteed to happen again -- if the dealer was able to avoid doing it, that's what would have happened in step 1.