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> Why is this immoral in the least?

I'm personally financially benefiting from other's misfortune.

> In fact, by doing what you did, you helped support the pound (i.e. selling dollars to buy pounds).

Good point, I hadn't considered.




>I'm personally financially benefiting from other's misfortune.

and why's that bad? honest question. you're not the cause of the misfortune. I see it as no different than a roulette game where you bet on red, someone else bets on black, and you end up winning.




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