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Originally Posted by shalym
... I'm sure you find it just as immoral to look at reviews on Amazon before buying something in a brick and mortar store, right?
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Just as? No. It is a matter of degree.
Suppose you were to go to a bookstore that has chairs, where you never purchase anything, and read the first thirty pages of a book you will, if you do buy it, only buy on-line. That would be on the less desirable side.
But suppose you were to look through the window of a used book store you never patronize, with no intent to buy, and then see an interesting-looking-to-me book that I then borrow from the Brooklyn Public Library, as I just did:
https://www.overdrive.com/media/2139...vention-of-air
Someone could say that by possibly blocking the window from a more serious shopper, I was infinitesimally harming brick and mortar sales potential. And that someone would be right. But just like checking a review at Amazon, the vendor's cost is negligible.
Now, if I was to walk in, and soil the brick and mortar store's carpets a bit, then cost to the store is a bit higher. Start handling the book, and it is higher yet.
But, I fully agree, it's nowhere near shoplifting, and within the ballpark of the immoral things even the most moral people do.