Austin writes:

> My, what a brilliant deduction!

Thank you.

> You obviously have a low regard for others
> intelligence.

No, but it doesn't hurt to illustrate the point for those who may not have had
occasion to reflect upon such things.  A person motivated only by ethics might
never consider this, for example.

> Do you really believe that people didn't
> understand that's how this works prior to your
> pointing it out?

I believe that many people will not have considered it.  I typically would not,
since ethical considerations alone would discourage me from speculating along
such lines.

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