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[-] Grosboel@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

How's this unethical? You aren't fucking anybody over.

[-] dystop@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

If you look in the comments, some people think it's unethical but others don't. It's subjective, i guess.

[-] majkeli@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

If it’s abused it will be removed as a perk and military folks won’t be able to use it.

[-] dystop@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Hence "unethical"!

[-] clovernorth@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

It’s not that hard to link to Id.me for verification. If a business doesn’t want to be smart about proper verification that’s on them.

[-] NarrativeBear@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago
[-] dystop@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Never tried one - please let us know if it works!

[-] TisBe@kbin.social -3 points 1 year ago

Damn this makes me sad. If this catches on, I’m might to have to stop giving a military discount. I felt it was my duty. I have given military discounts for the last 12 years because the US military under pays those folks that volunteer to give their lives for my freedom to run my business. I run a micro business and that discount can really effect my bottom line. I’m really tired of getting screwed because I tried to do right by the people that protect me.

[-] Sykasa@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 year ago

If you are living in the US, i can assure you, military ain't protecting you from anyone. USA as a whole is not about protecting, but attacking and killing others.

[-] dystop@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Hence "unethical" tip. You can always ask for proof!

[-] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world -4 points 1 year ago

this is called stolen valor and is overwhelmingly seen as a jerk move

[-] jws_shadotak@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

I'm in the military and I give everyone permission to use the code lol

[-] candyman337@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Hardly. Stolen valor is when you impersonate a vet for clout.

You're putting in a code in a checkout menu that you and you alone will see, to get a discount.

[-] dystop@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Thought experiment: what if it's in-store and the cashier asks if you're in the military and you say yes?

[-] papalonian@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I'd say dick move in that scenario. At that point you're no longer throwing strings of text at a website, you're lying to a person. What if the cashier's father died serving? That's an awkward situation you don't wanna be in.

[-] SpezCanLigmaBalls@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I’m gonna try it everywhere now

this post was submitted on 20 Jun 2023
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