@celesteh i'm suddenly reminded of that sort of client who, after being repeatedly told that the specific thing they want you to do is illegal and unethical and they're not nearly paying enough upfront (say, enough to live comfortably on for the next 40 years while completely unemployed after one's disbarment), will threaten that they know so many people in the industry and you'll have a bad name among all sorts of potential clients they would have referred to you