Comment by jalk Comment by jalk 2 days ago 2 replies Copy Link View on Hacker News "Thief believes everybody steals"
Copy Link tivert 2 days ago Collapse Comment - > "Thief believes everybody steals"The correct analogy for espionage isn't crime. But even taking that framing, if everyone actually does steal, it doesn't do you any good to be naive and deny reality. Reply View | 1 reply Copy Link jalk a day ago Parent Collapse Comment - It's a proverb, not an analogy (hence the quotes). Read it like "Just because you do X, doesn't mean that everybody else does X too" Reply View | 0 replies
Copy Link jalk a day ago Parent Collapse Comment - It's a proverb, not an analogy (hence the quotes). Read it like "Just because you do X, doesn't mean that everybody else does X too" Reply View | 0 replies
> "Thief believes everybody steals"
The correct analogy for espionage isn't crime. But even taking that framing, if everyone actually does steal, it doesn't do you any good to be naive and deny reality.