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I once asked a guy who worked on control systems for missiles what he thought about the ethics of it. He looked confused and said 'I've never really thought ab
by kybernetikos 9y ago
I once asked a guy who worked on control systems for missiles what he thought about the ethics of it. He looked confused and said 'I've never really thought about it until now'. We left it at that, but I consider it a win.
- antisthenes 9y agoThere's no reason to assume by default that any worker has thought about the ethical side of his job and is in it for anything more than a good paycheck and self-interest. Techies included (and HN is good proof of that)
- zAy0LfpBZLC8mAC 9y ago1. s/self-interest/short-sighted self-interest/ 2. still, never thinking about it guarantees that you won't notice anything is wrong, so getting someone to think about it at all is a good thing in any case, for it opens the chance that they do