A cop out or a coping mechanism. Employers steal so much from employees: time, wages, sense of purpose, sometimes even health. And most of us don’t have good ways to stop them (because socienty). So stealing a bit back might actually help feeling less hopeless.
I agree, a common one I see is when people justify stealing from the rich (companies) because “they can afford it”.
The robin hood mentality is a cop out justification for thievery
A cop out or a coping mechanism. Employers steal so much from employees: time, wages, sense of purpose, sometimes even health. And most of us don’t have good ways to stop them (because socienty). So stealing a bit back might actually help feeling less hopeless.
In the US, wage theft eclipses all other forms of theft combined.