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When will New York Times point their Eye of Sauron against the things that you enjoy? They have no business spreading their version of "morality" lest it become
by pfarnsworth 8y ago
When will New York Times point their Eye of Sauron against the things that you enjoy? They have no business spreading their version of "morality" lest it become a slippery slope into a new religion.
Facebook is an ad company. You don't have to use it if you don't want to. And even if they target you with ads, who cares? After decades of people saying "I don't notice the ads on web sites" all of a sudden web ads have the ability to take down countries? Don't dress it up as a "moral" issue, and plus, whose morality is the one judging this?
If you pick at every single company, you can find things that give you a "moral duty" to leave. How far will they go? Love video games? It encourages violence and gambling, you have a moral duty to leave. Do you have moral duty to not use Amazon anymore because they don't treat their workers the way the NYT wants them to be treated? Love muscle cars? It kills the environment with pollution, you have a moral duty to leave. Love cooking? Why aren't you feeding the homeless instead, you have a moral duty to do that instead of wasting money on fancy food.
- icebraining 8y agoHow do you square this view with your public statement about having lost your respect for Yegge when he joined Grab? Weren't you doing the same thing as the NYT is doing here - voicing your opinion on what companies one should avoid for ethical reasons?
- pfarnsworth 8y agoNope, your analogy is deeply flawed. I'm not telling people that they have a moral obligation to do or think anything. I gave my opinion that I lost respect in Steve Yegge, because he was being a hypocrite. I didn't say "People should no longer respect Steve Yegge because he's a hypocrite". There's a profound difference between the two.
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- icebraining 8y agoYou essentially said Steve Yegge had a moral obligation not to be an hypocrite, and therefore to not join Grab the way he did.
- pfarnsworth 8y agoYou have a moral obligation not to misrepresent what I write.
- icebraining 8y agoIt's my honest interpretation. I don't see how they are not equivalent. Maybe you could help me.