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From their point of view why wouldn't they, children become eyeballs, sorry adults with money to spend. I've given up expecting corporations to be nice, I have

From their point of view why wouldn't they, children become eyeballs, sorry adults with money to spend. I've given up expecting corporations to be nice, I haven't quite given up on expecting them to obey the law, the bits they haven't written themselves anyway.

tzahola 9y ago
B-but they had that rainbow flag avatar thingy for LGBTQA folk! They can’t be the bad guys!
- hyperdunc 9y ago
  Virtue signalling is profitable.
Fice 9y ago
The sole purpose of existence of a corporation is to make money, and it would be strange to expect them to be nice and not use every opportunity for profit. Thus, enforcing ethics is a consumer responsibility: if you believe that something is bad, don't use it.
- Pulcinella 9y ago
  The sole purpose of getting a job is to make money and yet we expect our fellow citizens to have stronger morals than just greed.
  - RepressedEmu 9y ago
    People get lots of different jobs for lots of different reasons, some of which include money. I think your fellow citizens deserve a stronger consideration for their morals, choices, and concerns than that of a faceless, sociopathic megacorp like Facebook.
- trophycase 9y ago
  Except real people work at these places and make decisions to do shitty things.
  - Spivak 9y ago
    Sure, but all you've proven is that people respond to incentives and that money is a strong one. Trying to assign moral value to the actions of a project manager who is under pressure for Q3 ad revenue is a fools errand.
crpatino 9y ago
From a mugger's point of view you are a walking wallet, why would he not take yor money? You'd say it is illegal to steal, but if you expected even one out of ten neighbours to be a thief, just like you expect every corporation to be corrupt, there would be not enough police officers and courts to handle all the crime. Hell, if society had gone down to that, you'd have to worry more about being robbed by a cop than by some random neighbour!!! Laws are minimal expectations of compliance to morals. Successful societies are those where a significant percentage of the population hold themselves (and their neighbours) to much higher standards. You are doing a profound disservice to yourself and your peers by giving a free pass to jerk corporations just because they seem (or pretend) to follow the letter of the law most of the time.

tzahola 9y ago

B-but they had that rainbow flag avatar thingy for LGBTQA folk! They can’t be the bad guys!

hyperdunc 9y ago
Virtue signalling is profitable.

Fice 9y ago

The sole purpose of existence of a corporation is to make money, and it would be strange to expect them to be nice and not use every opportunity for profit. Thus, enforcing ethics is a consumer responsibility: if you believe that something is bad, don't use it.

Pulcinella 9y ago
The sole purpose of getting a job is to make money and yet we expect our fellow citizens to have stronger morals than just greed.
- RepressedEmu 9y ago
  People get lots of different jobs for lots of different reasons, some of which include money. I think your fellow citizens deserve a stronger consideration for their morals, choices, and concerns than that of a faceless, sociopathic megacorp like Facebook.
trophycase 9y ago
Except real people work at these places and make decisions to do shitty things.
- Spivak 9y ago
  Sure, but all you've proven is that people respond to incentives and that money is a strong one. Trying to assign moral value to the actions of a project manager who is under pressure for Q3 ad revenue is a fools errand.

crpatino 9y ago

From a mugger's point of view you are a walking wallet, why would he not take yor money? You'd say it is illegal to steal, but if you expected even one out of ten neighbours to be a thief, just like you expect every corporation to be corrupt, there would be not enough police officers and courts to handle all the crime. Hell, if society had gone down to that, you'd have to worry more about being robbed by a cop than by some random neighbour!!! Laws are minimal expectations of compliance to morals. Successful societies are those where a significant percentage of the population hold themselves (and their neighbours) to much higher standards. You are doing a profound disservice to yourself and your peers by giving a free pass to jerk corporations just because they seem (or pretend) to follow the letter of the law most of the time.