The supposition that software programmers are more ethical than the wealthy is based on the observation Paul Piffs coined as the "Asshole Effect". You will not

The supposition that software programmers are more ethical than the wealthy is based on the observation Paul Piffs coined as the "Asshole Effect". You will note my choice of words "on whole", which essentially means a statistical aggregation. But you are absolutely right that everything is politics. I'm not sure I agree about the transparency. Point of interest: You probably know more about the technical exploits the CIA and NSA had than the legal and political mechanisms that permitted them to come about - and almost certainly never will.