Stamets@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 days agoKing forgot his crownlemmy.worldimagemessage-square68fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squareRestrictedAccount@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 day agoThe cancer example is plausible, but I am not sure you would always win. In that case you are asking for help for a specific reason. They “get to feel good about helping solve your problem”. Your deception deprives them of their having done something good with their money - which is the tort. In OP’s instance, he was saying that he had a birthday and you are giving him a gift. Not the same - you can make the same argument, but it is even thinner gruel.
minus-squareonslaught545@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up0·21 hours agoPeople get to feel good about getting someone a gift as well.
The cancer example is plausible, but I am not sure you would always win.
In that case you are asking for help for a specific reason. They “get to feel good about helping solve your problem”.
Your deception deprives them of their having done something good with their money - which is the tort.
In OP’s instance, he was saying that he had a birthday and you are giving him a gift.
Not the same - you can make the same argument, but it is even thinner gruel.
People get to feel good about getting someone a gift as well.