- Apr 1, 2020
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Native English speaker here, works just fine for me. The implication is that people place more value in their image than in their own self-worth, they create the environment for their own blackmail. It also has an extra spark of distain compared to the vanilla "You can't blackmail someone who refuses to be blackmailed"I'm afraid that phrase doesn't quite work in English.
You cannot blackmail someone who doesn't want to to be blackmailed -> You can blackmail someone if and only if they want to be blackmailed...?
I understoood it and approved of the linguistic detail.