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The optimal amount of fraud is non-zero (2022)
Counterintuitively, businesses, customers, and society prefer having fraud to what they'd need to do to not have it.
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- 143
- HN comments
- 193
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- 57 commenters
Tech Industry & BusinessSociety, Policy & Culture2024
On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 2024 | The optimal amount of fraud is non-zero (2022) by classichasclass | 143 | 193 |
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Linked from 73 Hacker News comments by 57 different people, from Dec 2022 to Oct 2026.
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