Evil comes in many formssome greyer than others.
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What Is “Loophole Evil?”
Loophole evil, on the other hand, is far more of a grey area.
Take 7-11’s Free Slurpee Day, for example.
Are either of these evil?
Are both of them evil?
It’ll depend an awful lot on who you ask.
This is “the grey side.”
But why do we take a stab at game the system?
We will always look for the path of least resistance.
There’s nothing wrong with that!
Laziness isn’t inherently bad, especially when it drives you to find a better way of doing something.
Sometimes the rules are there to prevent bigger problems, but they impede on our own personal uses.
It makes us feel smart:We like to think that we are terribly clever.
We want to be smarter, and using loopholes makes us feel like we’ve outsmarted the system.
It’s the reason we keep breaking world records, explore further into space, andthe reason we hack.
We live on the grey side because we know deep down inside that rules don’t always equal right.
Everything isn’t just black or white and the world is not divided into good people and bad people.
We’re all just people and we exist in the grey space in between two ideals.
Sometimes we don’t know where the line is until we go looking for it.
Where Do You Draw the Line?
It’s really important to consider the consequences no matter how minuscule they may seem.
The consequences of using a loophole may not affect you, but someonewillbe affected in some way.
Imagine how you would feel on the other side of your loophole use.
Are you taking advantage of someone who can’t protect themselves?
Would they be okay with what you’re doing?
What Do You Think?
Is there really a difference between good and evil loopholes?
We want to know how you feel about taking advantage of rule sets, systems, and services.
So tell us, what do you really think the differences between the two are?
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