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Originally Posted by terp
why are apples ok but not oranges?
I lolled.
What people name ethics is simply a list of fairly arbitrary self-referential and social contract based premises. For any case you may make about an "ethical" situation, someone else will believe something different and just as nonsensical.
If you're looking for a logical and actionable response to times when someone asks you to sweat them or even cheat with them online, then I cannot say anything that would make sense because to give ethical advice is itself nonsensical, i.e. "I like apples". "I like oranges". "You're wrong".
Now to be clear, I'm not saying that deceiving another poker player outside of manipulating my ranges in certain spots gives me a warm and fuzzy feeling inside or that I'd ever be part of such deception for various reasons that might be discussed elsewhere. What I'm saying is that any debate on the topic is rendered moot by the nonsensical nature of what people use the word "ethics" to describe.