I still think about it, because I have principles and for me it is unethical to get something illegally. I agree that corruptors are smart people and they have the opportunity to do so. If there is a question why corruption is mostly done by rich people or someone who has a high position, the answer is that their opportunities are greater. Regarding sales or marketing, I think it is something different, because they try to convince someone to buy a product or work with them, well that will depend on the person who receives or hears it, whether they will be that easy to believe or they will start to have critical thinking about a product that is offered to them.
Yeah, a right approach and I respect that type of thinking. Just because you can legally turn something illegal into legal, doesn't mean that you should do that. Just because a sales person could make "cheap" into "affordable" doesn't mean they are doing something illegal neither, they are selling a product, it is not illegal to change the words, as long as you are still selling the same item and not lie about the item itself.
If you sell a 3050 gpu and say it's 4090, that's a lie, but if you sell 3050 gpu and say it's a great gpu, then it's not a lie, some say it could be, some know it is not, these are different stuff. So illegal and unethical aren't always the same, but even in that sense, honesty is more important. If you are honest, then there are no more issues and we can't really consider this as a bad thing. I would personally buy from an honest salesman over some sleazy salesman, if the honest one tells me the reality then I would be more inclined towards them.