> What are you getting at? Are you telling me that I shouldn't think poorly of people who participate in wars, domestic violence, substance abuse, abuse of powe

> What are you getting at? Are you telling me that I shouldn't think poorly of people who participate in wars, domestic violence, substance abuse, abuse of power, and organized crime? Probably just that you should recognize that the human potential for depraved self-interest being what it is, arguing for what "should be and can be" will never supplant what is, because 'what is' has a near-endless supply of eager workers to support it. > Healthy companies don't have a chopping block they put your head against for speaking up "The chopping block" equates to being fired and not able to earn enough to pay off student loans/debts/bills, which are potential costs to a person in the software engineering position you describe as the one that 'should be' taking a stand for your ethics. Job market forces will simply replace this person with minimal cost, and the effort will keep humming along without them. Not everyone has the privilege of being able to think of idealism and earnings as a tradeoff. Many in the field are trying to earn their way to a better life than the one in their past home, for their families, etc. Idealism is several steps beyond what they can (literally) afford to be thinking about.