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by richmarr 3294 days ago
> Corporations don't care about the law any more than individuals do.

I'm struggling to find a connection between the points that I made in my comment and the points in your reply. Suspect we have some miscommunication here... my own comment wasn't spectacularly well filtered.

I'll bite on these though;

> Laws and regulations are just guidelines if you are determined enough to get your way. Look at all the Uber stories.

Don't conflate civil or criminal law with the work of regulatory bodies, who in my experience with the FCA and OFT are very open and collaborative without any need for "tenacity".

Uber work very hard on marketing and competition, but they are allowed to succeed to regulators who WANT them to succeed despite their amoral hussle, not because of it. Regulators in my experience (the FCA and OFT specifically) are very open and collaborative. They understand that markets move on and regulations sometimes lead and sometimes follow.

> Please think about it. Just because something is legal does not make it right...

So, I'm assuming from this comment that you're quite young. Just for you information; I suspect most folks on HN are already aware of the delta between legality and morality.

I'd also recommend thinking about the subjective nature of morality, and the causes and malleable nature of it.