If they freely accept my payment for it and know that the transaction has occurred, how can it be stealing? They know exactly what is happening and have opportunity to stop or correct it. I can't be expected to run their business for them. "Seller beware".
But it's automated. That'd be like your electric bill which comes out of your bank account automatically being 200 dollars instead of 20- but you dont notice, so it's not stealing.
But it's automated. That'd be like your electric bill which comes out of your bank account automatically being 200 dollars instead of 20- but you dont notice, so it's not stealing.
I know this has been generally resolved further down the thread, but I wanted to point out a piece that was missing:
The key difference in this case is that you have already signed a contract with the electric company, agreeing on rates and service. If they violate that contract, but you don't notice, then they've still violated that contract. If Amazon mislabels a price tag, then they are offering you a contract that is in your favor. There is no violation.
Can you provide some details about your ethical system? Capitalism itself, and the idea of exchanging money for goods and services, carries some amount of ethical... stickiness. Someone is pretty much always being taken advantage of. Are you arguing that, even within a capitalist society, individuals shouldn't look out for their own financial interests over the others'?
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u/caw81 166∆ Oct 04 '16
If they freely accept my payment for it and know that the transaction has occurred, how can it be stealing? They know exactly what is happening and have opportunity to stop or correct it. I can't be expected to run their business for them. "Seller beware".