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Originally Posted by Kirtai
I keep seeing this and have to admit that it's one of the silliest arguments I see.
Honest people don't need help to resist temptation. That's why they're called honest people.
Locks and other barriers only deter on the lazy/incompetant/timid dishonest people.
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I think what he was saying is that locks help honest people avoid temptation. We're all susceptible to doing things we shouldn't, but it's easier to avoid the temptation if there's some other thing dissuading us.
This always comes down an equation of want vs. consequences. The consequences may be expenditure of time, money, sacrifice of morals, physical danger, prison, etc. I hate to be callous about it, but most people, even the honest ones, have a breaking point. Locks on doors help people avoid that breaking point. DRM helps some people avoid breaking the law. To be fair, I think it's much rarer that a lock keeps you out of your
own house