My intention wasn’t to call you an idiot (which me misusing that Latin phrase would make ME the idiot lol), it was to point out the “If I don’t do it someone else will” moral justification / fallacy that a lot of people, such as drug dealers for example, use to skirt moral obligation of their actions.
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Argumentum ad pessimism, actually
Aremel@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Can you explain what that means, and what the other guy said please?
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 5 months ago
He called me an idiot. I said no, I’m a pessimist
stranger@lemm.ee 5 months ago
My intention wasn’t to call you an idiot (which me misusing that Latin phrase would make ME the idiot lol), it was to point out the “If I don’t do it someone else will” moral justification / fallacy that a lot of people, such as drug dealers for example, use to skirt moral obligation of their actions.