[balabaster]

This is true; but on the other hand do you really care if you nuke sociopathic founders that are willing to exploit anyone else they can for their own material gain, screwing over others in the process?

This is not just about treating other people as you wish to be treated yourself, but also holding others accountable for their part in that.

Business is a two way street. Quid pro quo. If you have my back, I will have yours, until death do us part. But if you're willing to callously knife me in the back to get ahead, do I really care if I burn that bridge... or if the fire burns your entire business to the ground in the process?

There are lines that need to be drawn in the sand about how you treat people and treating others honorably as you would want them to treat you is where that line should be - at least, it is in my mind. Clearly this is not the case in some peoples minds.