this post was submitted on 20 Jun 2023
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Unethical Life Pro Tips

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An Unethical Life Pro Tip (or ULPT) is a tip that improves your life in a meaningful way, perhaps at the expense of others and/or with questionable legality. Share your best tips you've picked up throughout your life, and learn from others!

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How's this unethical? You aren't fucking anybody over.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

If you look in the comments, some people think it's unethical but others don't. It's subjective, i guess.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If it’s abused it will be removed as a perk and military folks won’t be able to use it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Hence "unethical"!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

It’s not that hard to link to Id.me for verification. If a business doesn’t want to be smart about proper verification that’s on them.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Damn this makes me sad. If this catches on, I’m might to have to stop giving a military discount. I felt it was my duty. I have given military discounts for the last 12 years because the US military under pays those folks that volunteer to give their lives for my freedom to run my business. I run a micro business and that discount can really effect my bottom line. I’m really tired of getting screwed because I tried to do right by the people that protect me.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

If you are living in the US, i can assure you, military ain't protecting you from anyone. USA as a whole is not about protecting, but attacking and killing others.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Hence "unethical" tip. You can always ask for proof!

[–] [email protected] -5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

this is called stolen valor and is overwhelmingly seen as a jerk move

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

I'm in the military and I give everyone permission to use the code lol

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hardly. Stolen valor is when you impersonate a vet for clout.

You're putting in a code in a checkout menu that you and you alone will see, to get a discount.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thought experiment: what if it's in-store and the cashier asks if you're in the military and you say yes?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I'd say dick move in that scenario. At that point you're no longer throwing strings of text at a website, you're lying to a person. What if the cashier's father died serving? That's an awkward situation you don't wanna be in.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I’m gonna try it everywhere now

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