Well said, Dave. Amen. Another pertinent quotation might be the golden
rule.
John
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Bulger" <dbulger@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2000 10:45 AM
Subject: OT! Ethics Was: [OM]great find today! WAS Adorama purchase
experience
> I generally do my best to stay out of things like this, but sometimes I
> can't help it...
>
> I wholeheartedly agree with Denton here, and perhaps take it a step or two
> further.
>
> What I'm hearing a lot of in this thread is that one's ethics can/should
be
> determined by what others will let one get away with, or by what I feel
> others "deserve". I strongly disagree. Personally, my ethics come
> exclusively from inside me and dictate my way of dealing with the world
> regardless how much attention the world is paying. If a camera dealer
> traditionally screws people, that's his problem. I have no inclination to
> join him in his dishonesty.
>
> I see no justification or personal value in the "He's a good dealer, so
> I'll be honest" and "He's a bad dealer, so I can screw him" attitudes or,
> taking it a step further, "He may be good, but someone like him is bad,
> therefore I can screw him". Had I acted as you did with the Adorama rep,
> what would be on my mind is NOT how honest/dishonest he was or what a good
> deal I got because he was trying to scam me or because he didn't know what
> he was doing, but rather that I had lied in order to potentially profit.
> MY actions are what matter to me, not the actions of others.
>
> I don't know this camera dealer, will probably never meet him, and none of
> my actions will ever change his ethics in the slightest. Nor will this
> email change yours, for that matter. <g>
>
> Regardless of how evil or good I perceive the camera salesman, the pawn
> shop guy, etc. to be, I work hard at going to sleep each night knowing I
> did the right thing. I miss out on some deals, I occasionally get screwed
> by people, etc. but my respect for myself and my actions far outweigh the
> screwings I occasionally get. At least in Dave's B ig Book of Important
> Life Things.
>
> Something I heard years ago and remember to this day: "Integrity is
> defined as doing the right thing when nobody is looking."
>
> 'Nuff said.
>
> Dave
>
>
> > >If I am to live by Denton Taylor's ethics, I should have been honest
to
> > the guy at the local pawn shop who sold
> > an OM-1n (ex++) w/ 50/1.8 (covered in fungus) for $35. Yes, $35! I
should
> > have said, "That 50/1.8 is a paper-weight, but the OM-1n has an average
> sale
> > price of $135 on Ebay.>
> >
> > You seem to have no understanding whatsoever of my ethics. If the price
> was
> > marked $35, and you paid it, wonderful. Not only wonderful, but
perfectly
> > honest. The fact that you consider this dishonest while thinking that
> > ripping off camera dealers is honest shows you are seriously confused.
My
> > only objection to your original post was the fact that you claimed you
> > didn't have a piece of information when you did. Which you have now made
> > worse by stating that there are perfectly legitimate reasons for ripping
> > off honest camera dealers.
>
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