> it's that we need to think about if we're okay with the code we're writing I don't disagree, but feel that it's rather difficult to actually discern this. F

> it's that we need to think about if we're okay with the code we're writing I don't disagree, but feel that it's rather difficult to actually discern this. For me, the stand-out problem that most coders face is that of compartmentalization. That is, you are a small part of a bigger churning wheel. You are told to do something, so you do it. Unless you are working completely for yourself, or a small start up with specific goals in mind, you will not have the oversight necessary to actually objectively determine whether your code is going to be used for the greater good or not. The majority of bigger commercial ventures (whether it be defense related or fb) are heavily comparmentalized. In my experience, the more deliberate and the more legalistic the compartmentalization is, the more intrinsically morally corrupt (or even illegal) it possibly will end up being. For instance, look at Google's eroding "don't be evil" construct [0], or FB's experiments on mass psychology [1] This is why I left the corporate world. Too often, my moral compass was being desensitized by sociopaths. [0] https://www.businessinsider.com.au/google-downgrades-dont-be-evil-2018-5?r=US&IR=T https://www.businessinsider.com.au/google-downgrades-dont-be... [1] https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jul/02/facebook-apologises-psychological-experiments-on-users https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jul/02/facebook-...