[Naritai]

I would guess (and I'm trying not to make any value judgement on this) that they view it as a job, and the sales commissions help pay for their lives and their family, and they don't think about it much more deeply than that.

I recently read some comments from a Timeshare salesman in the US, whose attitude was similar. Asked "don't you feel bad that your job is basically to operate a large-scale real estate scam", he replied, (I paraphrase) "hey, at the end of the presentation, you have the contract right there in front of you, and if you choose to sign it, it's on you. My job is just to convince you to sign, and if I do, I get a good commission."

[TeMPOraL]

> My job is just to convince you to sign

The more I deal with sales&marketing people the more I think there are two different mindsets people have. One says that if you do the "convincing" part by saying anything but honest truth, you're scamming people. The other seems not to attach any moral significance to the situation.

[Naritai]

And that doesn't even get into the question of "is omission lying?" I'm going to guess the latter group doesn't think it is.

[st3v3r]

This is why I can't take any of the "personal responsibility" people seriously. This salesman is not taking any responsibility for their actions.

[Naritai]

right, and yet he ascribes almost magical powers to the personal responsibility of his marks.