I just dream of a world where people are more honest than that. Just because that's the way it's been doesn't make it okay, nor right. People of integrity do not act this way. When I see people claiming it's alright to act this way, personally I make a note to stay far away from them, and especially to never do business with them.
Just lamenting the situation. Most people just taking advantage of each other for some extra digits in their bank account, and you either have to play the game or lose by default.
I don't believe that's true. I've found success in my personal life this way, and the journey is more important than the destination. Will success really feel like success if I achieve it in ways I think are morally wrong? I doubt it. It's true I can't eat my integrity, but I've not yet found myself in a situation where that is a factor.
Sure, but maybe there aren't many rare meteorite identification and pricing resources in Indonesian or the Malay-dialect he speaks? Or maybe his phone was out of data for the month? Personally I'm not sure I'd be able to identify a meteorite that fell on my house by googling it, I'd likely need to find an appraiser, which I'm assuming is much easier here in NYC than a village in North Sumatra. Clearly he wasn't aware of its worth if he sold it for $16k and it got flipped for $1+ million.
This coincidentally came in to my inbox two hours ago, which encapsulates my thought: "We cannot succeed if we only pursue our own success and prosperity, and not the well-being of others." - Thich Nhat Hanh
