Re:What to say when someone is being an asshole
by baddox on Sunday March 02, 2014 @04:48AM
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You're making a use-mention error. If you proposed actually committing theft/fraud ("use") at a business meeting, I think most people would question your ethics. But if you merely say the the true fact that committing theft/fraud could be lucrative ("mention"), I don't think many people would question your ethics. Of course, that would be an irrelevant and unhelpful thing to randomly say at a business meeting, but that's another matter.
Re:What to say when someone is being an asshole
by PhasmaFelis on Sunday March 02, 2014 @09:23PM
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> Of course, that would be an irrelevant and unhelpful thing to randomly say at a business meeting
Now you're getting the idea.
Re:What to say when someone is being an asshole
by nailer on Sunday March 02, 2014 @04:10AM
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Some would say that failing to disclose an upcoming life altering event to investors prior to taking their money is unethical.
Really? Who says that? Maybe female founders can include a standard disclaimer on their pitch deck: "Warning: founder biologically capable of becoming pregnant"
I would be richer if I stole all your stuff, sold it on eBay, and executed a cunning cover-up to make it look like you destroyed it yourself in a failed attempt at insurance fraud.
That's a true fact. How would you feel if I seriously proposed it at a business meeting? Being an asshole does not magically become okay if it makes you more money.