• guyrocket@kbin.social
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    10 months ago

    Unpopular opinion: I find this comparison a bit off. Compare your theft from the till to your boss taking $100 from your pocket and it seems more even.

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      10 months ago

      The fact that the comparison feels off to many despite being perfectly valid is exactly the point.

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          10 months ago

          The distinctions you name are completely irrelevant, because in both cases people are robbed of $100 they legally own. It doesn’t matter if physical goods or services are exchanged, or if the owner also physically possessed the money at some point.

          Idk where you live, but shop owners in my country will absolutely go after every penny someone has stolen from a store, and rightfully so!