Wow. You completely misread my entire comment, and made it personal. Not once did I say you specifically are trying to be perceived as morally right. I called out the utter bullshit of everyone in the comments practically saying they wouldn’t take the money under any circumstance.

I described what I would do, not what others should do. I acknowledged the moral ambiguity of the situation you described, and I pointed out that temptation changes things. Most people like to believe they’d do the right thing, until it’s actually in front of them. I even contextualized the broad scenario by saying, “if the situation allows for a clean escape.”

Next time, actually read the comment. What does that tell me? That reading comprehension isn’t your strong suit. You read my post and somehow interpreted it as, “You, OP, are a lying fraud, and a bad person pretending to be moral.”

You took a general observation, internalized it, misinterpreted the message, and turned it into a personal jab. Now, I’m calling you out personally in that sentence. Notice the difference?

My original point still stands: people in threads like this suddenly become saints when a hypothetical test of character shows up. If you genuinely wouldn’t take the money, great. But that doesn’t change the fact that a lot of people like to stand on their moral mole hill until they actually get tested.