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Is it sociopathic to rip off the elderly?
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Date: May 26th, 2015 9:08 PM Author: dead new version voyeur I know quiet a few people who make money off of the Naivete and cognition of the elderly. They are mainly selling crappy products with huge fees. Then you have people you read about in the news who get the elderly to sign over tons of money somehow with "consent".
Since this is pretty common, am I sucker for thinking "morality" should be a barrier here. It's easier to sell something to someone with dementia than to a 30 year old coupon clipper data analyst. |
Date: May 26th, 2015 9:13 PM Author: vibrant hot circlehead not if they have cash to spare. it's actually an age-old ancient tradition for the young and poorer to use their wits to redistribute the resources of the aged hoarder olds. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2889984&forum_id=2#27969816) |
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Date: May 26th, 2015 9:34 PM Author: dead new version voyeur I disagree. Till recently ripping off the elderly was off limits in terms of basic morality. However, people have been: 1. Exposed to billions of dollars in wall street scams 2. Squeezed by the extreme wealth/wage inequality making them desperate to make money by any means.
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Date: May 26th, 2015 9:17 PM Author: Tripping headpube you are shit if you take advantage of them (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2889984&forum_id=2#27969839) |
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Date: May 26th, 2015 9:36 PM Author: dead new version voyeur Wall Street and lawyers routinely take advantage of them. At some point if you don't do it, YOU turn into the sucker. The moral taboo is undermined when so many people are doing it. Kind of like lawyers padding bills at biglaw or accountants cooking the numbers, etc.... (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2889984&forum_id=2#27969968) |
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Date: May 26th, 2015 9:37 PM Author: fragrant offensive laser beams Race to the bottom, etc. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2889984&forum_id=2#27969982) |
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Date: May 26th, 2015 9:39 PM Author: Tripping headpube The wall street guys do/did but most are getting to the point where olds are indexing into low/no load mutual funds.
But seriously dude - don't do it man. What the fuck is wrong with you? |
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Date: May 26th, 2015 9:36 PM Author: canary cerebral set ripping off the current elderly is wrong. ripping off the boomers once they become elderly is not wrong. bonus points of they die in the streets as a result of your scam. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2889984&forum_id=2#27969976) |
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Date: May 26th, 2015 10:09 PM Author: Electric Drunken Ape literally spit out my drink lol (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2889984&forum_id=2#27970226) |
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Date: May 27th, 2015 11:13 AM Author: insanely creepy racy heaven (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2889984&forum_id=2#27973479) |
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Date: May 26th, 2015 9:40 PM Author: Razzle-dazzle tan institution yes, if you are taking advantage of their decline to sell them inferior or unnecessary goods you are being immoral (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2889984&forum_id=2#27970005) |
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Date: May 26th, 2015 9:43 PM Author: Garnet Foreskin Gunner Actual fraud makes you awful. Simply selling something on the up and up that they may not have bought if on top of their game seems permissible. You can't be expected to monitor the mental capabilities of the opposing party in every transaction, unless it's just totally obvious they have no idea what they are doing (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2889984&forum_id=2#27970025) |
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Date: May 26th, 2015 9:53 PM Author: chartreuse address Props to the elderly who are very careful with money but love to talk (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2889984&forum_id=2#27970109) |
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Date: May 26th, 2015 9:56 PM Author: territorial vivacious genital piercing windowlicker some elderly have more money than they know what to do with separating them from their anxiety is a blessing |
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Date: May 26th, 2015 10:17 PM Author: Floppy pearl corn cake Greatest generation, yes.
Boomahs, no. |
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Date: May 26th, 2015 10:43 PM Author: stimulating menage But where do we draw the line between taking advantage and accounting for the unique challenges of elderly clientele?
Some elderly have loose pockets with some things, and tight purse strings with others. Aside from the contract work we do for businesses, we make a good stream of supplemental revenue at our store location removing viruses, setting up e-mail, or performing various other computer services that would seem very basic to most people of our generation. Many of our customers are elderly, and I suspect that half of what they are paying for is our patience, since their children and grandchildren don't always seem to have enough of it reserved for them.
We provide honest services, but it's easy to second-guess your own prices when your services are second nature to you. Sometimes we're reminded how fair our prices are. It's not rare for someone to come to us after getting scammed by Indian and Filipino telemarketers who pretend to be from Microsoft and end up taking them for $500 to a $1,000. These elderly, many of whom may be on the verge of senility, suffer when they don't deal with people like us. The extra time we spend dealing with them more than justifies the price. |
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Date: May 27th, 2015 11:42 AM Author: Learning Disabled Philosopher-king Love Of Her Life this sort of mental framing is the key to success in life
I'm torn as to whether to admire it or condemn it |
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Date: May 27th, 2015 11:48 AM Author: Massive passionate ticket booth 1800000000.
I provide a product that the elderly tend to buy and I find all of this to be true. They want you to treat them with dignity for the most part. |
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Date: May 27th, 2015 11:05 AM Author: dead new version voyeur For those telling me not to do it - is it because you are generaly concerned about the morality behind it (I'm sure you engage in immoral behavior everyday) or the fact that if I succeed it would give me an advantage over you. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2889984&forum_id=2#27973430) |
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Date: May 27th, 2015 11:09 AM Author: olive supple mental disorder LJL, this reads like a dvpumo post. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2889984&forum_id=2#27973460) |
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Date: May 27th, 2015 11:17 AM Author: dead new version voyeur I'm for real, bro (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2889984&forum_id=2#27973493) |
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Date: May 27th, 2015 11:12 AM Author: Irradiated Insecure National boomers will soon be the elderly. until then, yes (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2889984&forum_id=2#27973475) |
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Date: May 27th, 2015 11:52 AM Author: provocative jewess chapel (raskolnikov) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2889984&forum_id=2#27973692) |