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by tyri_kai_psomi 2397 days ago
Most people don't like to intentionally break the law.
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I would be surprised if there were a driver out there who hadn't gone above the speed limit.
Most people intentionally stream movies illegally. The moral aspect of breaking the law is not a very strong argument here.

I think the bigger moral issue with buying street drugs is that you are essentially funding organized crime.

You mistakenly assume I mean strictly from a moral perspective. Assume a cost:benefit analysis, where the factors are, depending on the person, some combination of morality, desire to not face consequences (legal system, job, family), and perceived risk:reward ratio.