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>He bought several expensive cars, spent time in Thailand, and started buying celebrity memorabilia and art?

Why not? He had a nice experience, and even avoided any long term jail sentence. What's not to like?

Morally, there are several things not to like. Of course, this is arguably no more or less morally sound than someone who legally games the financial system and buys the same lifestyle. Lots of grey areas, I suppose.

I keep wanting to compare it to tech firms that profit off chiseling away at our privacy using social and game theory, but I'm not completely convinced that the two systems are similar enough to warrant it.

I'm not sure I feel comfortable talking about morality when banks are involved.

Turnabout is fair play in my opinion.

“What is the robbing of a bank compared to the founding of a bank?” -- Bertolt Brecht

>Morally, there are several things not to like.

Assuming banks are moral, and cheating them is immoral, which is a big assumption.

He calls himself unlucky and says it nearly ruined his life. He sure doesn't sound like someone who enjoyed the experience.

Of course he may be saying that in the interests of gaining sympathy.

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