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Distinctions of physical size are more important to your moral philosophy than basic questions like "is this a sentient being"? If this is even part-way seriou
by mjw 16y ago
Distinctions of physical size are more important to your moral philosophy than basic questions like "is this a sentient being"?
If this is even part-way serious as a justification for abuses of corporate power, then what a terrible, glib argument.
- celoyd 16y agoHahah, of course not. I’m saying that large things that are net good can still do a lot of harm in absolute terms. The Google-to-person comparison is kind of iffy because the normal harm that a good person does is mostly below the threshold we care about. nostrademons makes this argument clearer in a sibling comment.