wedrifid comments on Stupid Questions Open Thread Round 3 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: wedrifid 09 July 2012 02:02:04AM 5 points [-]

The oil company offering me money is okay; me trying to get money out of the oil company is blackmail.

And also sometimes okay. The distinction isn't "okay" vs blackmail. It is blackmail vs not-blackmail and "okay" vs not-okay.