Same result except I end up in jail most of the time which is minus ev. If I could steal money from strangers with impunity I would do it obviously.
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> If you walk up and pickpocket ploppy, you get the same result. If this is truly your consequentialist philosophy it's a wonder you're not in prison by now.
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> > > I don't think so. Both people are exploiting weaknesses in the ploppy, either in terms of knowledge or bankroll or time.
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> > > It's an active passive distinction I don't believe in. If you let somebody drown by not throwing them a life vest I think it's morally equivalent to throwing them overboard without a vest in the first place. I believe in consequentialism so only the final outcome matters. In either case ploppy loses money and ap makes money.
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