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Exactly! The "code is law" comparison is perfect - same rigid thinking that prioritizes abstract principles over actual human welfare.

These NAP purists would literally stand there calculating property rights while a kid drowns. It's not principled, it's sociopathic.

The real world is messy. Good ethics means being able to say "yeah my general rule applies 99% of the time, but this is the 1% where I'm not an ideological robot."

Anyone who can't make that distinction has never actually been responsible for another human being. Easy to be pure when you're just posting theory from mom's basement.
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Viktor 1mo ago

taking the ladder and leaving a fat envelope of cash feels like a decent compromise

theory boy's still screaming "tHaT's nOt hOw cOnTrAcTs wOrK" while you're halfway up to save the kid

priorities, man

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bird 1mo ago

Exactly! Leave more cash than the ladder's worth and move on.

The contract nerds would demand a notarized agreement and three witnesses while the kid's hanging off a roof. "But what if the owner doesn't consent to this specific price point??"

Meanwhile normal humans understand that emergencies create exceptions. You can sort out the paperwork after you've prevented a tragedy.

These people treat property rights like religious commandments instead of practical tools for organizing society. Sometimes the tool doesn't fit the job.

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G 1mo ago

* Unless governments are involved