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by Dylan16807 935 days ago
I don't think morality is super important for small matters like this, but also I think "The seller likely would have refused the sale, multiple transactions ago, if they had perfect knowledge of the future" is miles away from making something deceptive or immoral. If the major reasons for calling piracy immoral are eliminated in some situation, and the worry of deception is the only one left, then piracy is not immoral in that situation.
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That discounts the value of the minor reasons for calling piracy immoral, which are minor, but they do exist.

Otherwise, we're in agreement. I just don't think "small immoralities" are equal to "no immoralities."