I agree, but the argument here is “why won’t they let you upload more data if they make money off of it”. My point is that it doesn’t apply here, because uploaded files is not the data that can make them money.

Source that they make money off of uploaded files?

I’d say the intent is important here. If he did it to help the kid, I’d say you are right. If he did it to scam some people out of money for playing Xbox, then it’s not an excuse. Since this is a made up story, we can discuss either.

Both are deserving of compensation. Both shouldn’t get to decide who’s money they take in secret as a means of getting it.

That’s why I put “real” in quotes

I think taking the money was in a good cause, but keeping it wasn’t. But I agree he deserves some compensation.

You do you, some people care about others. Even though sometimes they don’t deserve it.

Bills which go towards some goal if you donate it to a charity.

How are both using the money to fix the same problem? The $700 was spent on random bills as far as we know. Not to help more kids.

Two wrongs don’t make a right is what I’m thinking.

Sure, that’s a valid perspective.

Ha, well I can’t argue with that.

It is better, no question about that

No, the option I’m thinking of is lie to the parents and don’t keep the money. Either donate it to victims of “real” therapy or give it all to the kid at least. As it stands, he scammed the family out of the $700. The good deed of saving the kid doesn’t cancel it out.

Your option 3 is far better than the others, but it’s not the only option.

It sure is better, but still an unnecessary evil. He should have donated the money to conversion therapy victims or gave it all to the kid.

You are saying as if stealing the money is inseparable from the good deed he did. He could do it without also helping himself to the money.

Of course real conversion therapy would be far worse, and of course it shouldn’t have happened. Doesn’t change the fact the guy helped himself to a $700. If he donated the money to conversion therapy victims, or at least given it all to the kid, it would have been fine.

Of a guy stealing $1000 and not doing the job he we hired for? Good for the kid, but it doesn’t change the fact he stole $1000. And put the kid in a morally ambiguous situation of having a $300 that he knows were stolen from his parents.

Edit: I think people are missing my point. There are three options:

1. Do “real” conversion therapy
2. Save the kid as he did, steal $700 from the family
3. Save the kid as he did (donate the money or give it to the kid)

I’m advocating for option 3, not as people seem to think, option 1.

It’s not like getting Ublock Origin from the official website instead of the Chrome Web Store is some kind of a problem.

Ok, well “broken” sounded like, you know, that things don’t work.

They didn’t:

• Android 12: Snow Cone
• Android 13: Tiramisu
• Android 14: Upside Down Cake
• Android 15: Vanilla Ice Cream

They stopped using the codenames in marketing, but they are still there.