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Yes, but what is "bad"? Maybe I find it despicable that I can't scam you out of money if you happen to be dumb enough to let me. There are actually cutlers int
by mbrumlow 9y ago
Yes, but what is "bad"?
Maybe I find it despicable that I can't scam you out of money if you happen to be dumb enough to let me. There are actually cutlers int he world that are "shame on you if you get scammed"
That is the entire problem when you talk about ethics at all beyond a few truths that 99% of people can agree on.
So one could argue not following any law becomes unethical -- and the only ethical thing to do is follow the law until it is changed, which puts us at a interesting juxtaposition -- that sometimes you have to be unethical to be ethical!
This will always be the hard part of making rules or laws on things that are so subjective such as ethics.
- watwut 9y agoWhen we talk about my personal ethics or morality as a developer, I do not need wide consensus over the issue. It is about what I personally will or will not do. Or under which circumstances would I do it. The discussion with others does help me to decide and they can bring arguments I did not considered, but decision is mine. There is wide agreement about many ethical questions through. I also think that ignoring ethics question completely is easy cop out - yes one should do it no matter what job. I don't think that law and ethics is the same. I think that following law is ethical where law species competition rules (accounting, regulation etc).