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Sure, but you'll have to pick your poison. Most of the time people need to eat and feed their families so they do whatever gets the quickest buck. The ethical
by dmead 8y ago
Sure, but you'll have to pick your poison.
Most of the time people need to eat and feed their families so they do whatever gets the quickest buck. The ethical calculus is really that simple. As humans, we have a hard time extending our concern to people we don't know and will never meet.
Many (most?) companies and many boards/ceos are like this. They don't care if they're squandering modern tech for dumb or unethical reasons. They have a responsibility to the families and employees to make money and keep people fed.
I guess in the end I'm just rendering judgement on capitalism. Sorry it's not more insightful than that, but i don't see how free market participants (sellers) can drive ethics at all.
Someone like Rand Paul might counter that the free market will make ethical choices if fully informed, but I don't see how consumers at this stage can really be expected to be fully informed (or even act reasonably).