Originally Posted by itsme
The OP should address himself with his question to Randy Cohen, who has an "ethics" column in the Sunday New York Times. This is very much Mr. Cohen's sort of question, and whatever he opines, you can safely ignore it. His responses are so silly that when I read him it is only to go over it with my daughter and mock what he has to say.
Yes, it's almost always best to read that guy's column and figure that the opposite advice is correct "ethically."