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Ethylbabe2004 , Torsten Dettlaff/Pexels Report

“Steal One Of The Steak Knives”: 40 People Share The Most “Evil” Life Hack They Know Work correspondence hack:

Anything that benefits you, put it in an email, letter, etc. so it can be memorialized when possible.

Anything that is detrimental to you, make a call or discuss the issue face to face verbally. Don’t leave a paper trail. .

Final score:

111points

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Schmebulock 3 months ago

100% Always document to cover yourself and avoid anything negative that could go against you.

22points

AngelicXAdmirationn_ , Ketut Subiyanto / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

“Steal One Of The Steak Knives”: 40 People Share The Most “Evil” Life Hack They Know Tell the truth 99% of the time. Then when you have that credibility, you can lie and people will believe you.

Final score:

108points

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AtMostAFabulist 3 months ago

This is true.

33points

shavemejesus , Kindel Media/Pexels Report

“Steal One Of The Steak Knives”: 40 People Share The Most “Evil” Life Hack They Know The cops in our town like to hide at the back end of the neighborhood park to catch people who let their dogs run off leash. They could park in the front lot and let people know they’re there to deter off-leashers, but they prefer to sit where they can catch you in the act. To me this says they care more about writing tickets than they care about actually enforcing the leash law.

In order to get to the far end of the park the cops have to drive through a gate that is always left open, with the padlock just hanging there, unlocked.

When I know the cops are hiding at the far end of the park I close and lock the gate on them.

Final score:

101points

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Mad Dragon 3 months ago

The most effective deterrent is the thought that cops MIGHT be there, so then people stop letting their dogs run off lead all the time instead of just when they see a police presence. My dog was viciously attacked by an off lead dog while we were walking and it was months and thousands of dollars in vet bills before she could run normally again.

77points

JSmellerM , Christina Morillo/Pexels Report

“Steal One Of The Steak Knives”: 40 People Share The Most “Evil” Life Hack They Know Learn to embrace the silence. It's such a powerful tool in professional conversations. Most ppl need to fill the silence and most likely say something they shouldn't.

Final score:

94points

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AtMostAFabulist 3 months ago

After telling so.eone something they don't want to hear, do not be the next person to speak.

22points

Superdash1 , cottonbro studio/Pexels Report

“Steal One Of The Steak Knives”: 40 People Share The Most “Evil” Life Hack They Know My wife used to be quite indecisive so I played rock paper scissors with her and I always chose rock. After she clocked on she would choose paper or scissors depending on what she actually wanted. Helping her feel more comfortable recognising and voicing what she wants was a genuine pleasure as she struggled with this due to her parents. However this lead to her suggesting to play when she could avoid things knowing i was only going rock. Stuff like cleaning the car, going to the shop, making dinner, little things we share responsibilities for but in that moment she wanted to chill.

Well this went on for about 2 years while living with her mum, who had suddenly booked an impromptu late night flight from an airport 3 hours away she asked if we could give her a lift. My wife turned to me and said lets play for it. In a moment without thinking I went scissors, i shocked myself, her jaw dropped, her mum rushed her out the door while i ordered a pizza and played xbox for 4 hours before going to bed.

I had unintentionally created a get out of anything free card.

Final score:

83points

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Chicken Nugget 3 months ago

this is adorable and hilarious

39points

PenislavVaginavich , Andrea Piacquadio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

“Steal One Of The Steak Knives”: 40 People Share The Most “Evil” Life Hack They Know Never give away your full hand when you start a new job. Hide some of your skills and talents until you need them to get ahead. It's always easier to "improve" when you're starting at 50% capacity.

Final score:

82points

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Schmebulock 3 months ago

How would this even be possible? Unless it's something not worth mentioning on your resume, and then it's probably not that helpful anyway.

23points

Limit peoples expectations of you. Occasionally make minor mistakes, and never work your hardest. assuming you otherwise do a good job, people will have a healthy expectation of your abilities, saving your mental health and slowing down burnout.

mikotkad Report

Final score:

68points

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Schmebulock 3 months ago

The only reward for doing extra at work is more work

47points

Lilnuggie17 , Andrew Filer / flickr (not the actual photo) Report

“Steal One Of The Steak Knives”: 40 People Share The Most “Evil” Life Hack They Know Sprinkle instant mashed potatoes on someone’s grass before it rains and it’ll make a huge mess i certainly call that evil.

Final score:

52points

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The Other Ben 3 months ago

Grassed potatoes? I'm willing to try it....

14points

#10

Go to Walgreens or somewhere that sells Costco or Sam’s gift cards. Buy one for any amount and then go shop without being a member. Because you have the gift card they can’t make you buy a membership and will let you use it. .

Hatemywifescat Report

Final score:

52points

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Traveling Lady Railfan 3 months ago

Does this really work? That's a clever get-around if it does. They don't even let you in the door at Costco without a paid membership...

20points

PuzzleheadedBobcat90 , Fox / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#11

“Steal One Of The Steak Knives”: 40 People Share The Most “Evil” Life Hack They Know Let your a**hat coworkers underestimate your skills when starting a new job. You'll be able to learn a lot more about the politics.

Final score:

46points

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Ivy 3 months ago

As a woman in tech, this happens without me trying to “let” it happen :). And yes, it has helped me learn a lot about the people and politics of a place.

29points

seraphiinna , iPrice Group / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#12

“Steal One Of The Steak Knives”: 40 People Share The Most “Evil” Life Hack They Know Nothing opens a person up wider than giving them a thoughtful compliment and a relatable story.

Final score:

46points

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Savahax 3 months ago (edited)

Translation: make him or her feel understood

26points

MangoPeyote , MART PRODUCTION/ pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#13

“Steal One Of The Steak Knives”: 40 People Share The Most “Evil” Life Hack They Know I was in a three-person team in Home Ec in high school. I always volunteered to do the dishes. Then when it was something gross like a really greasy pot or pan, I said to the other two that I do the dishes all the time and that they could do it for once.

Final score:

45points

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Not-a-Clue (she/her) 3 months ago

I did something similar in a previous job. Our manager was always sending round a list of jobs for us to do, or timeouts we had to volunteer to cover the front desk etc. I'd always get in quick, and pick the thing or time that was most convenient for me. Colleagues ignored it until they got nagged and then had to mop up the less preferred jobs. I also got a reputation with my manager for being helpful and always volunteering, but we were all going to get landed with one of the tasks in the end, so why not pick the least annoying?

28points

#14

Create multiple email addresses to continuously take advantage of free trial periods for subscription services, effectively getting them for free indefinitely.

GuaxinimCubano Report

Final score:

45points

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Chicken Nugget 3 months ago

this is the only thing in this thread that I think is sufficiently moral for me to do lmao

33points

Billbapaparazzi , Ono Kosuki / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#15

“Steal One Of The Steak Knives”: 40 People Share The Most “Evil” Life Hack They Know There was a guy who was a wood worker my dad knew. Horrible accident at work, lost a bunch of fingers. Big settlement and too disabled to work...

One day he's at our house, and he's drunk. And he f*****g tells us all he did it on purpose.

My dad just told him to leave.

Final score:

44points

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Zena 3 months ago

Can't even imagine willingly giving up "a bunch of fingers." My uncle was a steelworker and lost a few over the years, and it was rough.

41points

#16

Tried that one that says "putting tea bags on your eyes depuffs them!" when I was about 13. However they did not specify black tea, so my dumba*s uses an apple cinnamon tea. Cinnamon is a minor irritant so I had red tea-bag shaped rectangles around my eyes for a few hours.

SexyStella436 Report

Final score:

39points

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Panda 3 months ago

Chamomile tea

19points

#17

Obtain a burner phone and list yourself as a reference on job applications. Have gaps in your work history? Cover them up with fabricated freelance computer work or home renovations.

Miss-Poppers Report

Final score:

38points

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Gillbella 3 months ago

I don't get why recruiters hate cv gaps so much. What is wrong with not working?

43points

Cheekyy-Charmm , Jack Sparrow / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#18

“Steal One Of The Steak Knives”: 40 People Share The Most “Evil” Life Hack They Know You can purchase most items using nothing more than a simple handgun.

Final score:

36points

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Jiji The Cat 3 months ago

i love jack sparrow saying this.

20points

oussbai , Polina Zimmerman/ pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#19

“Steal One Of The Steak Knives”: 40 People Share The Most “Evil” Life Hack They Know If you don't wanna do something, don't do it.

Final score:

32points

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Chicken Nugget 3 months ago

ok, not going to work anymore and i'll survive the rest of my life on my 3 dollars in my wallet, thanks for the advice

59points

#20

Microsoft Paint can be used to delete and replace text on any scanned document, the eyedropper tool can match the font color and even the paper background color to make the change look seamless.

Neomaximus001 Report

Final score:

32points

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Savahax 3 months ago

Or, don't be a caveman and use Photoshop like everyone else

15points

threerottenbranches Report

#21

On weekends, especially in the summer, go to your larger parks in your area and scope out the company picnics. Make yourself at home, grab a plate or two. Nobody will challenge you, they think you are probably family. When I was a starving college student living in San Diego, did this almost every weekend. Will do it occasionally when I come across the opportunity.

Final score:

32points

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Tucker Cahooter 3 months ago

Reminds me of one of Billy Connolly's stories, when he and a buddy used to gatecrash Saturday night parties by fronting up and saying "We're friends of Jimmy", since there was always someone called Jimmy at a party

20points

Dutch Swimmer Goes Viral For Super Revealing Trunks During 2024 Olympics: “Is This Legal?”

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Thrill-Seeking Diver Jumps Down Extreme Waterslide, Ignoring The Strict Ban For Women

#22

Be as selfish and exploitative as possible and you will go far. I wish I wasn't so empathetic so I could try it.

Tycho923 Report

Final score:

31points

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Beak Hookage 3 months ago

It helps if you also don't give a rat's nuts about who you hurt and are utterly shameless about using people, who you discard once you've taken them for everything you can get and they're of no further use to you. Why yes, I have had this happen to me.

28points

iLikeFreedomandTatto , Vlad Chețan / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#23

“Steal One Of The Steak Knives”: 40 People Share The Most “Evil” Life Hack They Know Ducks are free. You can go to a park and just take them. No one will stop you. I have 5 ducks now.

Final score:

31points

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The danish woman 3 months ago

Ducks mate for life, you stole 5 spouses!

50points

#24

When you enter a raffle drawing, fold or crinkle your ticket/slip of paper a little bit. It makes it slightly more likely to be drawn. It's worked for me a few times and I feel a little guilty every time.

abow Report

Final score:

30points

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gijeff58 3 months ago

99.9% of the time there is no drawing for anything, they just want your phone number.

10points

FunnyNichefinder77 Report

#25

Mix cockroach bait into some mashed potatoes and leave it in the corner. The roaches will come running for the smell. Here’s the kicker: they don’t die right away. Instead, they take the potato mix back to their nest, which means you’re secretly wiping out a whole roach family while you just chill. It's like a roach trap with a side of mashed potatoes...

Final score:

30points

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Sexual Harassment Panda 3 months ago

Regular or instant?

15points

Woman Put A Water Fountain With A Camera In Her Yard, Here Are 24 Photos Of Regular Visitors (New Pics)

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“Ma’am I Live Here”: Woman Refuses To Back Out Of Driveway, Learns A Lesson The Hard Way

#26

“You know, that might be the answer – to act boastfully about something we ought to be ashamed of. That’s a trick that never seems to fail.”
― Joseph Heller, Catch-22.

silviazbitch Report

Final score:

26points

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Gillbella 3 months ago (edited)

I'd say this is where Trumpp got his, well everything about his character but I am not convinced he can read....

56points

Old-Adhesiveness6309 , cottonbro studio/ pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#27

“Steal One Of The Steak Knives”: 40 People Share The Most “Evil” Life Hack They Know Microwave fish at work. Chaos ensues.

Final score:

26points

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The Other Ben 3 months ago

there is a special circle of hell for you...

46points

thinkdeep , Jeremy Blanton / flickr (not the actual photo) Report

#28

“Steal One Of The Steak Knives”: 40 People Share The Most “Evil” Life Hack They Know I use my ex's and bosses phone numbers at Kroger's fuel pumps to steal their discounts.

Final score:

22points

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Damned_Cat 3 months ago

My ex used to do the majority of shopping at certain stores with loyalty club discounts and cash-back rewards. After we split up, I continued to enter his phone number for the discounts, but also take the cash back when available.

9points

2eanimation , Aan Amrin / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#29

“Steal One Of The Steak Knives”: 40 People Share The Most “Evil” Life Hack They Know In many elevators you can hold down the „close door“ button while choosing floor to get a non-stop ride. Meant to be used by rescue service/firemen.

Final score:

22points

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AtMostAFabulist 3 months ago

I will have to try this at work. Tired of getting stuck with people who stop at every floor before mine.

9points

MerryMarigoldsMingle Report

#30

Mention "credit card chargeback" to get a refund when a company won't budge; they'll usually cave to avoid the hassle.

Final score:

22points

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Kris 3 months ago

This is also a form of fraud and some companies will go after you for this. I worked for one that did.

9points

50 Of The Most Incredible Shots That Were Submitted To The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

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French Diver’s “Jewels” In Tight Swimming Trunks Become Talk Of The Town At Olympics

#31

Not only can people be manipulated into anything, once you figure out how to tie their pride into it, they become righteous about your manipulation. This is how you get loyalist.

Let's say that there was a perverted guy manipulating a girl. He knows psychology and he's older so he can manipulate her. But he will never call her a "girl" he would call her a "woman." This ties the girl into pride and now her being off with an older man makes her feel independant and in control of her life. This seals the manipulation and she she falls to Stockholm Syndrome.

This is not exclusive to relationships. This is how loyalists are born in politics. People who never admit that their party is ever wrong. These politicans manipulate people then use ehnicity or subcultures to tie peple's pride to their cause, sealing them in an illusion.

I understand how this works. Not only did I study some psychology but as an artist, I can create works that effect people in a certain way. It works, but it's immoral so i use my knowledge of this to inform people of others using methods to control people. If anyone is tickling your ego, be alert.

Neat_Economics5190 Report

Final score:

22points

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Jesha 3 months ago

Man I just like being nice to people. Why the hell would I complicate that with trying to get something out of someone when I could have a perfectly good friend for free. It's fun to make people sincerely happy just for the sake of it

36points

Woman Moves Out Of Parents' Home After They Asked Her To Give Her Space To Brother, They Freak Out

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Mom Leaves $250k Inheritance To Son, Throws A Fit When Daughter Stops Looking After Her

#32

If you use google chrome, it saves your browsing history, even if you’re on another device. This is how I found out my ex was dating a new girl before he officially broke up with me. He googled “questions to ask in a new relationship” and also kept searching her name to creep on her 😂.

AccomplishedDish9395 Report

Final score:

20points

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Ace 3 months ago

You don't have to allow Chrome (or other browsers) to synchronise your settings, and even if you do, you can choose which aspects to sync and to disable history.

21points

#33

Confidently stating "And you know I'm right" after presenting your argument can be surprisingly effective. People are often swayed by conviction, even if the logic isn't entirely sound.

justabhijeet Report

Final score:

14points

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Jesha 3 months ago

Am I contrary for being immediately put off by this?

70points

somerandomassdude404 , Elina Fairytale/ pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#34

“Steal One Of The Steak Knives”: 40 People Share The Most “Evil” Life Hack They Know Behave like an idiot. People will trust you more and let their guards down. It makes it much easier to f**k them over as they will never think that it was you. Also no one will expect anything from you so you will get cut a lot of slack.

Final score:

13points

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Rusty 3 months ago

I don’t want to live in a world with people who think “f*****g someone over” is a normal thing to do. (Please leave)

9points

Woman Refuses To Chip In For Babysitting Because She Doesn’t Even Have Kids, Asks If She’s A Jerk

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“This Breaks My Heart”: People Stunned—And Angry—After Woman Buys Lost Luggage From Airport

#35

“Steal One Of The Steak Knives”: 40 People Share The Most “Evil” Life Hack They Know Changing someone’s alarm clock settings to wake them up early.

alana_lovesyou , Miriam Alonso / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

13points

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Owen 3 months ago

This is just cruel.

22points

#36

Slightly alter your name on resumes to identify companies with biases based on which names get more callbacks.

CozzyCedarCuddle Report

Final score:

12points

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Chris Keller 3 months ago

There's a black guy suing a company because he didn't get a callback, his name was something like Donelle Washington, he changed it to Stanley Kopinski or something like that, and immediately got a callback, same resume.

13points

#37

I have 5 different 1 L water bottles, one for each day of the week. I fill them up before I leave work from the filtered water coolers and then put them in the fridge when I get home. Living alone, I haven't had to buy bottled water or a water filter in 11 years.

Pmyrrh Report

Final score:

11points

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Silly-Rabbit 3 months ago

Unable to drink tap water? Genuine question. I have never had to purchase filtered water or pay for bottled water :/

43points

MajesticCube28 , KATRIN BOLOVTSOVA/ pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#38

“Steal One Of The Steak Knives”: 40 People Share The Most “Evil” Life Hack They Know Lying is normal and perfectly legal, unless you are under oath.

Final score:

1point

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Michael P (Perthaussieguy) 3 months ago

'Perfectly legal' *sigh*

13points

"I Didn't Start The Dryer": Karen Gets Taught A Lesson After Throwing Out Neighbor's Wet Clothes

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College Student Does Exactly As Told After Roommates Demand They Keep Their Stuff In Their Room

#39

I come from a large and extended family. Knew some that circled like vultures when someone was about to die. Trying to sneak into to anything from the inheritance. Someone is dying AND it’s family, and you’re angling toward money???

LilUziBurp69 Report

Final score:

-2points

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Chicken Nugget 3 months ago

Is this an evil life hack?

11points

#40

If you're moving out of an apartment and want to ensure you get your full security deposit back, but you know there's some damage you can't fix, take pictures of all existing damages right before you move in. Then, when you move out, if the landlord tries to charge you for anything, you can show them the "before" pictures and claim it was already there.

CitygirlJane Report

Final score:

-6points

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Silly-Rabbit 3 months ago

And if they ask to look at the time stamp on the photos? Then it makes it looks like you are a liar and they will not put in a good reference for when you try to rent from someone else.

21points

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What do you think ?

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La Lucy 3 months ago

TIL some people have absolutely no ethics

42points

Magenta Blu 3 months ago

Are there any people with ethics? I mean besides books and movies

1point

Scott Riley 3 months ago

Many of these posts need to be deleted. This is not a list of life hacks. This is a list of criminal activities.

36points

Alecto76 3 months ago

I guess I don't know what I expected. I suppose "evil life hacks" would encompass just flat out crime.

27points

A C 3 months ago

After reading this trash it just reaffirms that most humans are arseholes! I hope karma catches up with them all

6points

PFD 3 months ago

Most are just jokes, but even if they weren't, it's super selective by definition. It's like reading r/czech and coming away from it with the conclusion that most humans speak Czech...

11points

Janice 3 months ago

I used the self checkout at Walgreens and didn't realize some of the items didn't scan. In all, I had "stolen" about $50 worth. While driving home, I kept thinking the bill was too cheap and confirmed it when I got home. I immediately got in the car and drove back to the store. What shocked me is the manager of the store THANKED me for coming back. It never occurred to me to do otherwise. When a cashier gives me too much back at a drive through, I get really angry because I do turn around and go back to the store. Ah, "the world is ugly and people are sad."

5points

Steve Hall 3 months ago

I'm surprised that nobody told us how to hide a dead body.

4points

The Darkest Timeline 3 months ago

A LOT of commenters seemed to have missed the “evil” in the title of the post. Evil is, by definition, undesirable, destructive, immoral and often illegal so no need to point it out on each post. That being said, what is the point of the post? This has no value whatsoever for anyone.

3points

DC 3 months ago

I got a great idea: We burn down the police, mob up on our way to the mall, and just take whatever we want. Afterwards, we burn down the witnesses, and only the dude with the greatest lighter, or the most fuel, will survive and collect all the results of our shared and, in perfect togetherity, executed theftism. Or so. Or we ... just buy stuff at places not ripping us off? So that we don't even feel any justification, let alone obligation, to steel? Because ... because, a huge corp paying minimum, or even working around that by whatever scam they're not ashamed of - should be ashamed to not be ashamed - gets people in the situation that they need to think along the lines described here in the first place. OTOH, while I get why honesty is generally good, I don't understand how many people jump to the defense of such greedy and damaging companies, who don't bother steeling themselves, but have the law written around their practises. McCarthy would be proud of you.

2points

Dumb teenager 3 months ago

You can get into just about any music festival or large event for free by wearing high vis and looking busy. I heard of a guy who snuck his mates into one by wearing a high vis jacket and sneaking them in in wheelie bins

2points

Bat cat in a hat 3 months ago

Hacks are very different from crime, ffs people!

2points

Jess Smith 3 months ago

Here's my life hack list, in roughly decreasing order of ethicality for finding free books & scientific articles to read: *Your local library! Open access stuff [about as ethical as local library] *Public domain books (basically equally ethical as OA) *Libby/JSTOR *Personal websites of authors *Internet Archive/Open Library *SciHub and other scientific paper piracy sites[1] *Various PDF/etc download sites, LibGen, Annas Archive [gigantic drop] [like at this point you're evil] *Stealing treasured children's book from poor children/genealogies with like one copy in existence chronicling deceased relatives or other family heirlooms [1] See scientists and peer reviewers who do the work typically don't get paid, journal prices/profits are outrageous and the major benefit - a citation - can be given without buying it.

1point

⁠●⁠Fool●⁠⁠ 3 months ago

Yall need to calm tf down this is a satire post 😑

1point

veryvenasaur 1 week ago

I'll admit to the one mildly scam-like thing I've done. At arcades, you can get a bunch of tickets from whack-a-mole if you have multiple people join you and use their hands. Similarly down the clown gets more tickets with multiple people. It's definitely not illegal and you still loose money on the prizes but it does work.

0points

Michael P (Perthaussieguy) 3 months ago

If most of these are Americans I can guess they are GOP voters. (sorry to bring politics into it but it makes sense)

0points

Paul Brown 3 months ago

Most of these are outright theft and the others are just ignorant.

-1point

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La Lucy 3 months ago

TIL some people have absolutely no ethics

42points

Magenta Blu 3 months ago

Are there any people with ethics? I mean besides books and movies

1point

Scott Riley 3 months ago

Many of these posts need to be deleted. This is not a list of life hacks. This is a list of criminal activities.

36points

Alecto76 3 months ago

I guess I don't know what I expected. I suppose "evil life hacks" would encompass just flat out crime.

27points

A C 3 months ago

After reading this trash it just reaffirms that most humans are arseholes! I hope karma catches up with them all

6points

PFD 3 months ago

Most are just jokes, but even if they weren't, it's super selective by definition. It's like reading r/czech and coming away from it with the conclusion that most humans speak Czech...

11points