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Originally Posted by Krystian Galaj
I don't think things that are right in relations between human beings apply to relations between a human being and a corporation. The business model surely includes such cases in calculation of overall delivery costs.
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You're depending on the corporation's business model for losses to derive your personal morality? Businesses also calculate in losses due to theft. So therefore thievery is ok, by that logic. Another example: The RIAA's (recording industry's) business model is crazy, as is the movie industry's, so I should always buy another copy of a movie I have on DVD if I want to watch it on my Zune? The answer would be "Yes," if my morality were derived from the corporation's business model.
Actually, I do the polar opposite of your "different treatment, depending" morality model that you're suggesting. I know I'm flawed, so I always try to apply the same morality to impersonal organizations as I do with personal friends and family. Just as practice. Stepping over the line in any one occasion... dangerous. I'm human, and the risk is that bad behavior with impersonal beings might bleed over into my personal relationships. Boy, I've lost a lot of silly money, but my morality muscle is more highly toned than it would be otherwise.
I was in this same situation with an extra HP Tablet PC, worth about $1,000 at the time. I returned it.