[renewiltord]

I use a similar trick with most software. Instead of buying the online one, I get it on The Pirate Bay. These days even open source software you can simply just apply Claude and get a different version.

People online will kick up a fuss about GPL and shit but in real life no one bothers. Shoplift. Close an OSS project. Who cares.

Sometimes I even ride without a ticket. In Europe/Asia especially if you act like clueless American they’ll let you off every time. Done it so many times haha. Some of these places even they will put fruits outside. You can just take extra and hide it. They can’t tell.

One time on drive to Bury St. Edmunds small town in the UK I saw a little farm shop with some sign saying to leave payment there. Zero enforcement. I just took the fruits. No flipper zero needed.

Good life hack. Social hacks like these are not so common but if you’re clever you can get a lot.

[zbentley]

In some specific instances, this approach is clever. Taken as a general philosophy, it’s regrettable, harmful, unethical.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy_of_the_commons

[renewiltord]

You can't Categorical Imperative me. I'm a hacker.

[zbentley]

you kant hack me, I don't use computers

[uhfraid]

More often than not, they’re aware but let it slide because they pity you

[renewiltord]

Yeah, that's the social engineering part. It's a hacker trick. "Cmaan, I'm a little guy I'm a little birthday boy" https://x.com/eshear/status/1941696051884458278?s=20

[bijowo1676]

this behavior reeks of extreme levels of being a spiritually Israeli

[bijowo1676]

You are israeli, aren't you ???