Re: So.... would you sit at this table.
Think about the question: would you ruin someone's life for profit?
Thats beyond disgusting.
Its the same question.
In Telling lies and getting paid, there's a story about a high-stakes backgammon player who played the tournament director of a backgammon tournament for a lot of money. He busted the guy, only to learn that the money was actually the prize pool of the tournament. The TD tried to committ suicide, almost throwing himself out of a window. The high stakes backgammon player talked him out of it, even offering to forget the whole thing. This made the TD feel even more terrible, so the backgammon pro said "ok, so you'll owe me and you can send me occassional payments"
Would you sit in that game with the TD if you knew that when he lost, he would pay you, but also might kill himself?
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