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If a friend gave me a free safe, and then a thief cracked it open easily due to a fragile lock and stole my money, I wouldn't blame my friend.


The word “blame” carries a different connotation than the word “unacceptable” which was used in this thread.


I would!


What if your friend gave you a free coffee with poison in it?


All coffee has poison in it. Acrylamide is a known carcinogen. Caffeine is also poisonous: if you drink about 100 cups of coffee it will literally kill you.

You'll have to be more specific about the type and quantity of poison.


have you ever considered acting in good faith on the internet?


Personal attacks are not ok here, regardless of how wrong or annoying some other comment is. Please review https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and post civilly and substantively, or not at all.


Have you considered that the question was obviously not asked in good faith? Ask a silly question, get a pedantic answer.




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