Really like this approach - fascinated to know how this works out over time.
Here's how I deal with users who steal
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#162Earlier quoted context omitted.
The evidence is actually to the contrary. The incarceration rates of atheists vs christians in the US are quite telling.
Care to provide a reference to some numbers for the lazy folks like me? ;).
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2013/07/16/what...
Seems like 0.07% from survey by Federal Bureau of Prisons.
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#163Earlier quoted context omitted.
That doesn't mean the product is priced too high. It simply means that the value gained from the product is not perceived by a someone to be higher than the value of the currency amount being requested. That's how we make purchasing decisions. It's about perceived value and the trade-offs we make. Letting consumers set their own prices on products they subjectively perceive to be overpriced would run down prices as i…
> Should they be able to set their own price? He's offering it for free (for some users). I was simply suggesting he also allow those users to pick a price and pay him something.
Free isn't cheaper than cheap. Framing it as "Scholarship" puts a very intentional spin that it's meant to support (or even invest in) people who need it most. Letting people set their prices would just decrease the service's perceived value (the Humble Bundles can allegedly have value way over their average payments, but I can't really see beyond around five dollars.)
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#164Earlier quoted context omitted.
I for one would like to see a study that shows that people who read bible are more moral than people who don't read bible (or people who play video games). In my anecdotal evidence, there is no real correlation, but hey, science.
A study like that would be almost impossible to do. A lot depends on how you define "moral". Is telling a gay person "Homosexuality is wrong" moral or immoral? Is admitting that "Mohammed is the final messanger of God" moral or immoral? Is calling the Pope God's representative on earth moral or immoral? Is calling Jesus devine moral or immoral? Until you can define what you're trying to measure, you cannot do any stu…
> Is telling a gay person "Homosexuality is wrong" moral or immoral?
Maybe. Because it is a question on which significant numbers of people differ, it would be a poor choice for such a study.
> Is admitting that "Mohammed is the final messanger [sic] of God" moral or immoral?
No.
> Is calling the Pope God's representative on earth moral or immoral?
No.
> Is calling Jesus devine [sic] moral or immoral?
No.
> Until you can define what you're trying to measure, you cannot do any study.
Not every action is moral or immoral, and some actions have a moral component but it is debated which is preferable. On the other hand, LOTS of actions have clearly defined and widely accepted morality. Construct your study so you measure whether participants take more than their share of M&Ms or whether they cheat on the test when they think it will be undetectable.
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#165Earlier quoted context omitted.
I for one would like to see a study that shows that people who read bible are more moral than people who don't read bible (or people who play video games). In my anecdotal evidence, there is no real correlation, but hey, science.
I read a study a while back (and I cannot seem to find it now, annoyingly) that found that people with high moral status (priests, judges, etc.) behaved less morally than ordinary people. Which makes sense in terms of evolution; if you're already viewed by everyone as moral, acting morally is a waste of resources and opportunities.
Your morality is how you behave when nobody's watching.
Re: Here's how I deal with users who steal
#166Earlier quoted context omitted.
I for one would like to see a study that shows that people who read bible are more moral than people who don't read bible (or people who play video games). In my anecdotal evidence, there is no real correlation, but hey, science.
The evidence is actually to the contrary. The incarceration rates of atheists vs christians in the US are quite telling.
Be careful when trying to untangle correlation and causation: it may well be that poor people and criminals are more likely to turn to religion. After all, atheism is mainly found in more educated populations.
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#167Um, how many variations of the shoplifter story have we seen?
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#168Thats nice and good for you, your users and your business.
However, be cautious to not get the leechers, those users who are rich and still would suck others dry. There are plenty of those in the world. I believe for your service, they still wont do much damage to you, compared to the musicians who really have no money and just want to get by.
But still, be cautious. And dont call it stealing, its something else going on here, its fraud or malice or leeching.
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#169I'm doing something like that with the trial of my time-tracking app, Zone. (http://rinik.net/zone)
The trial version creates this file: NotTheFileThatStoresInformationAboutTrialDates.txt
If you simply remove it, the trial is reset. I would rather spend the $5 then do it every month, so hopefully my users think in a similar way.
Re: Here's how I deal with users who steal
#170If "we let them get away with it" how is it "stealing"?
If you leave your doors unlocked, and I come in when you aren't home and take your computer, that's still stealing, even if you know it was me and don't press charges. Or for a closer analogy, since this is theft of services: If I hire you to make a website for me, and then don't you, that's still stealing even if you don't take any action against me.
What if I leave my doors unlocked and write a blog post with my home address saying I know my doors are unlocked, I know people are entering my home and taking things and telling everyone I won't take any action against anyone who comes in and takes my computer?