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You misconstrued my message. I wasn't making a point regarding jail sentences, but a point regarding morality (or the lack of it) & that people who scam others, no matter how old their victims are, are similarly morally bankrupt and potentially sociopathic. The parts of the brain that allows them to lie, deceive and "steal" from hornibois is morally similar to getting money out of old ladies, the only difference is the amount of friction - to scam old ladies you have to pick up a phone and deceive them over the phone, while on Patreon u can make a community post every 1-2 months and lie about your circumstances. Both of those actions make them into "bad people" in terms of morality and mean that they're not trustworthy as they're only out for their personal benefit.I have not watched American gods, but from a purely utilitarian perspective it is inefficient to treat crimes of the same type equally while disregarding their severity. Not only would the punishment consume extra resources (assuming that you do not have for-profit prisons), but it also "devalues" violent crimes in the eyes of the average citizen, making them more likely to commit them if they ever end up in a spot where their only option is to turn to crime to survive.
Just quoting my previous message.
The moment the scammer wilfully and intentionally lies and deceives his fans/victims for personal benefit means that he's a bad person and lacks morals. Even if the fans are sweaty hornybois, then I personally think there's no difference between lying and deceiving them, or deceiving an old lady - it requires the same sociopathic lack of morals and malicious intentions (to benefit themselves).
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