Doing bad things

[SonOfVoorhees]

Errr, no, in terms of what my moral compass tells me is "bad," I don't like doing bad things. I don't enjoy taking harming or taking advantage of people; I don't enjoy acting to the detriment of society; I don't even enjoy breaking the law. It doesn't mean I've never done any of those things, but I sure as hell won't do them just because they're wrong or illegal.

No offense, OP, but you just seem childish. Sneaking on a train gives you a rush? How much did you save, $10? Hanging out with drug dealers and possibly peddling drugs is exciting? Yeah...until you think about the victims of the drug use, or you get arrested and thrown in some shitty jail with actual, hardened criminals.

Yeah, i bet at one point he smoked in front of his parents. I done way worse things than that when i was a teen, and now its just pathetic and dangerous. Some of the crap i did for fun over 20 years ago could have killed innocent people. Sorry OP, but what you do to be "bad" is lame. I bet you jay walk as well....you rebel.

 

[L. Declis]

Honestly, I just feel sorry for your tourmate. I grew up around guys who go around telling me about what law they break, or how they "twatted some bloke", or they "did some fucked up drugs", or they are loud and obnoxious and steal from shops or get onto public transport and don't pay and so on, and they think everyone is so impressed?

If you seriously spent your time regaling people about just how badass you are, (and in the vein, let's assume you're on here also bragging about it) then you are a 12 year old's estimation of "badass" and you're not someone that anyone should spend time with until you grow up. When you talk, people roll their eyes, they don't really believe you, and even if it's true, they don't care and just move away from you when they think they can do so without being impolite.

 

[Lionsfan]

My bad, I'm not really in the mood to admit to a full on crime on a forum where my real identity could be confirmed pretty easily, so I told a story that I thought could be interesting. I thought other nefarious activity was implied.

I figured "bad" was a vague enough word to mean a lot of things.

Another bad thing I do: I never do this online, but I'm often a real-life troll.

I tend to devils-advocate everybody, and if they're the right type of person, I'll keep pushing buttons until they explode.

My most recent example was at a party with an uber-feminist woman than ended with her fiance threatening to attack me.

I also really pissed off a dude at a party. He was doing what guys always do, which was saying insulting things to his other male friends. I just continually accused him of flirting with them. He wasn't happy.

3edgy5me

And to answer your question, no, I don't make it a habit to do bad things.

My policy for real life is not to be a dickhead and just let things fall where they fall. Being a "real-life" troll breaks that policy

 

[Queen Michael]

There was this time I had just paid form my stuff a the grocery store when I discovered I had forgotten to pay for a packet of dental floss. I acutally considered leaving without paying for it.

I know, I'm nasty.

And OP? In Sweden, prostitution is legal, though buying sex from a prostitute isn't. I guess they don't want to punish the men forced to do that kind of work. (Sure, there are women too, but most prostitutes are male in Sweden.)

 

[FPLOON]

...I refuse to dress in formal wear when I go to church!

...I'm so bad, that I'm not even going to say anything else that I did that was considered "bad" by some people!

/thread *mic drop* I ain't picking that shit up!

 

[ClockworkPenguin]

No one likes doing bad things. By which I mean, if someone genuinely thinks something is immoral, they wont do it. Some people seem to enjoy breaking written and unwritten rules though. I've never really understood it myself, I dislike breaking rules even when there is good cause to. My guess is that either a) it is an attempt to prove to themselves that they can exert control over their lives, by deliberately making choices that don't really make sense (like in the Stanley Parable) or b) it allows them to feel superior to everyone else because 'ha ha look at the squares following the rules, only I am smart enough to realize I don't have to'.

There are times when breaking rules, norms, or the law is justified or even mandated, but doing it gratuitously is ... well gratuitous.

 

[Foolery]

Hey! Aw man, is it make-believe time? Alrighty then.

I totally shot a man in Reno last week, just to watch him die!
When I hear that whistle blowing, I hang my head and cry.

I also don't pay parking tickets! Hail Satan!

 

[EHKOS]

I admitted to pirating E.T. for the Atari on The Escapist forums once and got a warning.

...Where am I?! Who are you?! You mean I can talk to someone in the next village over right now with this new contraption of yours? Take your witchcraft out of here!

 

[Thaluikhain]

If your only problem with the sex trade is that it's mob controlled, and the women are forced into it, you should know that self-employed hookers don't want to bang random strangers either. They do it out of financial desperation. Morality aside, prostitution is unsanitary and only pursued by the desperate and unsanitary. I'm surprised you can interact with sex slavery and still maintain the opinion that prostitution should be illegal.

Not so simple.

Firstly, there are women for whom prostitution isn't such a big deal.

Secondly, legalising prostitution might make things better for them, but doesn't stop sex slavery. Or, at least, not by itself. Possibly the problem is that it only allows the system to help those women, there's no guarantee that it will.

 

[Total LOLige]

I admitted to pirating E.T. for the Atari on The Escapist forums once and got a warning.

Wait, are you going to get another warning for admitting it again?

OT: I'm partial to a bit of [Insert hilarious masturbation euphemism]. Sometimes I say that I took the dog for a walk, when I didn't really.

 

[Mossberg Shotty]

If your only problem with the sex trade is that it's mob controlled, and the women are forced into it, you should know that self-employed hookers don't want to bang random strangers either. They do it out of financial desperation. Morality aside, prostitution is unsanitary and only pursued by the desperate and unsanitary. I'm surprised you can interact with sex slavery and still maintain the opinion that prostitution should be illegal.

Not so simple.

Firstly, there are women for whom prostitution isn't such a big deal.

Secondly, legalising prostitution might make things better for them, but doesn't stop sex slavery. Or, at least, not by itself. Possibly the problem is that it only allows the system to help those women, there's no guarantee that it will.

Nothing looks bad if you've been exposed to it your entire life. Goat sacrifice doesn't seem weird if you've been exposed to it from a very young age. And unfortunately that's the case in a lot of countries, young women have no choice but to sell their bodies to make ends meet. But just because they have no choice but to be lax about it, doesn't make it "not a big deal". And I just don't see how legalizing prostitution would do anything but encourage the criminals who take advantage of these poor women.

Is the idea of not paying for sex and just getting a girl to like you so novel these days? Maybe you should blow 20 strangers in an alley for $400 dollars and tell me it's "not a big deal."

 

[viscomica]

Good and bad is a matter of perception.

That being said, i'm a terrible person. But as the kids these days say " you only live once" ( or yolo if you're a hipster). Anything i do, it's because i want to, and i won't apologize for it. However, part of being an adult is accepting the consequences of you're actions. Remember , everything is legal until you get caught.

Oh, I don't think hipsters would say yolo. Hispters are elderly beings who have a problem when anyone does anything, after all.
Back on topic! Yes, being an adult is facing responsabilities is the time of your life when "fooling around" starts looking more and more stupid every year that passes. Also I wanna add that "doing bad things" doesn't necessarily mean "doing illegal stuff".

 

[Amir Kondori]

My bad, I'm not really in the mood to admit to a full on crime on a forum where my real identity could be confirmed pretty easily, so I told a story that I thought could be interesting. I thought other nefarious activity was implied.

I figured "bad" was a vague enough word to mean a lot of things.

Another bad thing I do: I never do this online, but I'm often a real-life troll.

I tend to devils-advocate everybody, and if they're the right type of person, I'll keep pushing buttons until they explode.

My most recent example was at a party with an uber-feminist woman than ended with her fiance threatening to attack me.

I also really pissed off a dude at a party. He was doing what guys always do, which was saying insulting things to his other male friends. I just continually accused him of flirting with them. He wasn't happy.

The things you describe, well they sound like the things an asshole would do.

 

[Johnny Novgorod]

In Sweden, prostitution is legal, though buying sex from a prostitute isn't. I guess they don't want to punish the men forced to do that kind of work. (Sure, there are women too, but most prostitutes are male in Sweden.)

Hold on, hold on - how does that work out? How can a service be legal if acquiring it is illegal?

 

[Queen Michael]

In Sweden, prostitution is legal, though buying sex from a prostitute isn't. I guess they don't want to punish the men forced to do that kind of work. (Sure, there are women too, but most prostitutes are male in Sweden.)

Hold on, hold on - how does that work out? How can a service be legal if acquiring it is illegal?

Well, selling sex is legal, but buying it is. So if a man is caught buying sex from a dude, that man will be arrested but the prostitute will go free.

 

[Archangel768]

My bad, I'm not really in the mood to admit to a full on crime on a forum where my real identity could be confirmed pretty easily, so I told a story that I thought could be interesting. I thought other nefarious activity was implied.

I figured "bad" was a vague enough word to mean a lot of things.

Another bad thing I do: I never do this online, but I'm often a real-life troll.

I tend to devils-advocate everybody, and if they're the right type of person, I'll keep pushing buttons until they explode.

My most recent example was at a party with an uber-feminist woman than ended with her fiance threatening to attack me.

I also really pissed off a dude at a party. He was doing what guys always do, which was saying insulting things to his other male friends. I just continually accused him of flirting with them. He wasn't happy.

The things you describe, well they sound like the things an asshole would do.

I second this. Anyone that goes out of their way to do these things deserves what's coming.

 

[Sarge034]

I do what needs to be done. I don't, however, go out of my way to do illegal things. I have no interest in drugs beyond caffeine, alcohol, and the occasional cigar. I have no interest in violence beyond self defense and defense of others. That doesn't mean that I wouldn't kill someone on the spot if they met the requirements, mostly situations, I have set. In that regard I guess I would have to go with good and bad are relative to the morals of the individual and the given situation. However, from what you said it sounds more like you're simply a juvenile delinquent than a "bad dude".

 

[Thaluikhain]

Nothing looks bad if you've been exposed to it your entire life. Goat sacrifice doesn't seem weird if you've been exposed to it from a very young age. And unfortunately that's the case in a lot of countries, young women have no choice but to sell their bodies to make ends meet. But just because they have no choice but to be lax about it, doesn't make it "not a big deal".

Certainly. However, that has nothing to do with what I was talking about. There are plenty of women who work as prostitutes by choice. For them, it isn't that big a deal, in part because they are not being forced into it.

Having said that, yes, they likely would be different had they been brought up differently, but this applies to everyone.