They do exist, but they are rare because dishonesty is far more profitable financially, even though it comes at the expense of "moral profit" and "social profit

They do exist, but they are rare because dishonesty is far more profitable financially, even though it comes at the expense of "moral profit" and "social profit" for the world. And it is a bottom up as much as it is a top down problem. Employees self-servingly turn a blind eye if not actively participate in the dishonesty to benefit their careers and salary. Check out The Banality of Systemic Evil.[1] You are far more likely to find honesty in small orgs than large. I wish the post about Kickstarter choosing social profit over financial[2] profit lasted longer on the front page today. That it didn't says something sad I think about the priorities of HN readers and the tech community as a whole. Don't give up! The most important thing is to work against the banality of evil not just in your workplace but in yourself. It takes a lot of courage and sacrifice. - [1] http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/15/the-banality-of-systemic-evil http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/15/the-banality... (HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6436719 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6436719) [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10250120 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10250120