>If you are doing it in a context of financial amplifier (a company) in a regulated society that can quickly hunt you down and destroy your life if you misstep
Sir, it's the year 2025 of our Lord. Nobody is out there to destroy your life most of the time.
The fact that they don't doesn't mean they can't or they wouldn't. Just reading news from USA from last 3 months should make it obviously clear.