[oceanghost]

I was very plain about spoken about being a complete bastard and motivated by hate. I don't know how I could be any clearer about not being a good person in this instance.

Fortunately, I don't give a damn what strangers on the internet think about me :)

My only regret is not stealing more money from them.

[Top19]

I very much agree with your ethical justification.

I used to struggle with this too, but then I realized just how much corporations steal from America.

It wasn’t always like this of course, both consumers/citizens and companies can go back to treating the other not-like-shit, but companies can go first.

This all hit me one day when I realized that, even if I dedicated my life to crime and greed, I would never be able to steal/defraud as much as many companies have in several business hours.

That being said I want to make it clear I pay my taxes in full and take only the standard deduction.

[oceanghost]

Exactly. Thank you.

I don't have morals. I simply reflect them. You treat me ethically, I will treat you ethically.

MS stole from me, I steal from them. There's no moral high ground here. Just reality.

[794CD01]

Denying the concept of morality is merely a transparent excuse for not feeling bad about behavior you know to be immoral.

You were doing better in your previous comment when you admitted you were being a bad person and simply didn't care.

[oceanghost]

Acting morally in all cases is denial of the true nature of the universe.

I destroy what is bad, and nurture what is good.

[jdtang13]

I don't think you deserve to get downvoted for this. You're speaking very honestly about your own motivations.

[oceanghost]

Thank you kindly.

I am a person who is very, VERY concerned about ethics. I spent weeks agonizing about if I should cash the checks.

I concluded, MS had treated me unfairly, but legally. I treated them unfairly, but legally.

[icelancer]

No one is downvoting you because you're a jerk. They're downvoting you for making ridiculous statements like this one:

"But I hate MS and they've stolen thousands from me over the years."

[wwalser]

I didn't down vote you. Sorry if I gave that impression. I don't downvote people who meaningfully contribute to the conversation.

I was just responding to the excuse.

[oceanghost]

S'all good :) I mistook your tone and if mine was off please accept my appologies.

This has all been very interesting.