RedMagic1
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Boundary violations do occur. Consider the bigger deal of a woman walking in a dark alley wearing a short skirt. She gets raped. It's not her fault -- 100% the rapist's fault -- but it's also true that she engaged in behavior that was not risk-avoiding. It doesn't mean her perpetrator has an excuse, nor should he receive a reduced sentence, but if she continues to engage in risky behavior, she might have issues. Same thing with online interactions, though on a much smaller scale. Let's take genders out of it. Person A chats with Person B. Person B says a bunch of stuff that is not true, for example promising the moon or otherwise writing checks that can never be cashed. Person A gets excited about the prospect of something nice, and ends up empty handed. Person B's behavior is at least immature, and probably unethical. Not Person A's fault, but on the other hand, if Person A doesn't learn to detect bullshit, and improve filters, then the whole situation will probably repeat itself.
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Not with envy, not with a twisted heart, shall you feel superior, or go about boasting. Rather in goodness by action make true your song and your word. Thus you shall be highly regarded, and able to live in peace with all others. - 15th century Aztec
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