• vortic@lemmy.world
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    27 days ago

    “It’s easier to ask forgiveness than it is to ask permission” was coined by Admiral Grace Hopper for use in a very different context. It is intended to mean that, when dealing with a beaurocracy like the military, it is often easier to ask forgiveness than to ask permission.

    She certainly wouldn’t have intended for it to be used in the context of theft.