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k00lGr4p on Nov 9, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: I bought a Switch from Nintendo and they threatene...

Mistake is a variable that cannot be eliminated. It is something to be written in on everything you do.

If you make enough mistakes to create a destructive scenario. You're doing something wrong.

Here's an similar scenario:

Person A 'mistakenly' misplaces money on the city sidewalk. Who should Person B ethically return it to?

icebraining on Nov 9, 2017 [–]

If person B knows that person A was the one to mistakenly misplacing it, as is the case here, I'd say they should try to get it to person A.

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