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

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Morality is a subject so tricky and nuanced that the only time in human history there might be consensus is when humans are no longer around. So it probably shouldn’t be surprising that there are a number of ways to get ahead in life (or at least make your days easier) that might not seem particularly “nice.”
Someone asked “What's the most evil life hack you know?” and people shared their least ethical tips for getting things done. So get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites and be sure to comment your own ideas and experiences below.

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#1

“Steal One Of The Steak Knives”: 40 People Share The Most “Evil” Life Hack They Know “Kill them with kindness” biggest troll ever. Whenever someone is super mad at you. Don’t fight back. Be understanding. Listen to them and don’t respond with anything mean. It will drive them nuts and save you such a big headache.

HippoPebo , Vitaly Gariev/Pexels Report

Final score:

122points

Taryn Bailey 1 month ago

No, it really does work. It's HILARIOUS. There they are, doing all they can to get to you, and you're just ignoring it, and they just keep getting angrier and angrier.....

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#2

“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. .

Ethylbabe2004 , Torsten Dettlaff/Pexels Report

Final score:

111points

Schmebulock 1 month ago

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

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#3

“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.

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

Final score:

108points

AtMostAFabulist 1 month ago

This is true.

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#4

“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.

shavemejesus , Kindel Media/Pexels Report

Final score:

101points

Mad Dragon 1 month 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.

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#5

“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.

JSmellerM , Christina Morillo/Pexels Report

Final score:

94points

AtMostAFabulist 1 month ago

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

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#6

“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.

Superdash1 , cottonbro studio/Pexels Report

Final score:

83points

Chicken Nugget 1 month ago

this is adorable and hilarious

39points

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#7

“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.

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

Final score:

82points

Schmebulock 1 month 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.

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#8

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.

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68points

Schmebulock 1 month ago

The only reward for doing extra at work is more work

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#9

“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.

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

Final score:

52points

The Other Ben 1 month ago

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

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#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. .

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Final score:

52points

Traveling Lady Railfan 1 month 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

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#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.

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

Final score:

46points

Ivy 1 month 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.

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#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.

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

Final score:

46points

Savahax 1 month ago (edited)

Translation: make him or her feel understood

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#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.

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

Final score:

45points

Not-a-Clue (she/her) 1 month 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?

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#14

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

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Final score:

45points

Chicken Nugget 1 month ago

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

33points

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#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.

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

Final score:

44points

Zena 1 month 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

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#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.

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Final score:

39points

Panda 1 month ago

Chamomile tea

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#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.

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38points

Gillbella 1 month ago

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

43points

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#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.

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

Final score:

36points

Jiji The Cat 1 month ago

i love jack sparrow saying this.

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#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.

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

Final score:

32points

Chicken Nugget 1 month 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

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#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.

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32points

Savahax 1 month ago

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

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#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.

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Final score:

32points

Tucker Cahooter 1 month 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

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#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.

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Final score:

31points

Beak Hookage 1 month 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.

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#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.

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

Final score:

31points

The danish woman 1 month ago

Ducks mate for life, you stole 5 spouses!

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#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.

Final score:

30points

gijeff58 1 month ago

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

10points

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#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...

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30points

Sexual Harassment Panda 1 month ago

Regular or instant?

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#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.

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Final score:

26points

Gillbella 1 month ago (edited)

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

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#27

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

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

Final score:

26points

The Other Ben 1 month ago

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

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#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.

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

Final score:

22points

Damned_Cat 1 month 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.

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#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.

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

Final score:

22points

AtMostAFabulist 1 month ago

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

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#30

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

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Final score:

22points

Kris 1 month ago

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

9points

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#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.

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Final score:

22points

Jesha 1 month 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

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#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 😂.

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20points

Ace 1 month 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.

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#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.

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14points

Jesha 1 month ago

Am I contrary for being immediately put off by this?

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#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.

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

Final score:

13points

Rusty 1 month 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)

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#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

Owen 1 month ago

This is just cruel.

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#36

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

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Final score:

12points

Beak Hookage 1 month ago

I'm lucky in that I have the most "ordinary" white-bread name ever.

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#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.

Final score:

11points

Silly-Rabbit 1 month ago

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

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#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.

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

Final score:

1point

Michael P (Perthaussieguy) 1 month ago

'Perfectly legal' *sigh*

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#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???

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Final score:

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Chicken Nugget 1 month ago

Is this an evil life hack?

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#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.

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Final score:

-6points

Silly-Rabbit 1 month 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.

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I am a writer at Bored Panda. Despite being born in the US, I ended up spending most of my life in Europe, from Latvia, Austria, and Georgia to finally settling in Lithuania. At Bored Panda, you’ll find me covering topics ranging from the cat meme of the day to red flags in the workplace and really anything else. In my free time, I enjoy hiking, beating other people at board games, cooking, good books, and bad films.

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La Lucy 1 month ago

TIL some people have absolutely no ethics

43points

Magenta Blu 1 month ago

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

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Scott Riley 1 month ago

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

37points

Alecto76 1 month ago

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

26points

A C 1 month ago

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

7points

PFD 1 month 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...

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Sofia 1 month ago

What the hell is this post? More of the "hacks" is just theft

6points

Janice 1 month 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 1 month ago

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

4points

Bat cat in a hat 1 month ago

Hacks are very different from crime, ffs people!

3points

The Darkest Timeline 1 month 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.

2points

DC 1 month 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.

1point

Dumb teenager 1 month 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

1point

Jess Smith 1 month 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.

0points

⁠●⁠Fool●⁠⁠ 1 month ago

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

0points

Paul Brown 1 month ago

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

0points

Michael P (Perthaussieguy) 1 month 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

La Lucy 1 month ago

TIL some people have absolutely no ethics

43points

Magenta Blu 1 month ago

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

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Scott Riley 1 month ago

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

37points

Alecto76 1 month ago

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

26points

A C 1 month ago

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

7points

PFD 1 month 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...

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Sofia 1 month ago

What the hell is this post? More of the "hacks" is just theft

6points

Janice 1 month 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 1 month ago

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

4points

Bat cat in a hat 1 month ago

Hacks are very different from crime, ffs people!

3points

The Darkest Timeline 1 month 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.

2points

DC 1 month 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.

1point

Dumb teenager 1 month 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

1point

Jess Smith 1 month 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.

0points

⁠●⁠Fool●⁠⁠ 1 month ago

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

0points

Paul Brown 1 month ago

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

0points

Michael P (Perthaussieguy) 1 month 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

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