• @FlowVoid@lemmy.world
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    11 year ago

    Claiming an 11K sqft apartment as 30K sqft is not defensible.

    And no, that’s not “just how things work”. You imagine that we live in some libertarian dystopia, but we don’t. There are laws that prohibit lying in many circumstances, and you can’t disclaim your responsibility to tell the truth.

    If you sell bottles labeled “Aspirin” that contain no aspirin, you will face severe consequences. Even if nobody buys your bottles and nobody is harmed. Even if you write “User is responsible for verifying whether this bottle contains aspirin”.

    Because laws specifically outlaw lying on medication bottles, just as laws specifically outlaw lying on loan documents.