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Here is the real question everybody should ask themselves: In today’s world, Why do I try to work honestly for a dollar?

by jrobn 8y ago

raffomania 8y ago
For one thing, you might not want to risk being in jail.
PavlovsCat 8y ago
For my own sake. > Of course it is "more useful" to perpetrate than to suffer injustice, but for the sake of the thinking dialogue with myself this utilitarian standpoint has to be given up." > Natürlich ist es "nützlicher", Unrecht zu tun als Unrecht zu leiden; um des denkenden Dialogs mit mir selbst willen muss gerade dieser Nützlichkeitsstandpunkt aufgegeben werden. -- Hannah Arendt, "Wahrheit und Politik"
mikestew 8y ago
It's a great question, and the true answer isn't necessarily the default the (somewhat) rhetorical question assumes. Personally, an honest life is more important to me than money. OTOH, that's easy to say living on/with a software engineer's salary and job prospects.
JeanMarcS 8y ago
Extracted from a (french) song and roughly translated : In life, son, you have two choices : you work or make money
emptybits 8y ago
It's a very important question. IMO we should be most mindful of our work and moneymaking since we spend most of our waking life doing these things. When we are dishonest in our moneymaking, we are probably creating unnecessary suffering for others. That's enough reason for some. IMO it also feels easier to love and be loved (e.g. by friends, family, your children, etc.) if you are honest in your dealings with others.
- stackola 8y ago
  >IMO we should be most mindful of our work and moneymaking since we spend most of our waking life doing these things. Not if you whip up an aggregator site in a week that makes money on autopilot
croo 8y ago
This is an important question everyone should ask themselves. Should you be honest or sacrifice it for money? Do you want to sleep well every night? Do you have a moral compass or is it broken already? Should you sell your ethics? You probably have more space to decide than those who struggle surviving the day. You can choose. Wise words indeed.
notJim 8y ago
Honestly though. I feel like I'm seeing so much grifting these days, from stuff like this, to people charging for faux-lifestyle courses, to (ahem) crypto speculators, plus a bunch of stuff from public figures and politicians. I'm sure a lot of it is not new, but it does make you wonder what the point is.
vidyesh 8y ago
Its not that easy question to answer anymore. The same can be said for working at or for Google or Facebook etc For the amount of good Google has done for human beings and Internet, there is equal amount of morally questionable ways they make money. 'Honest work' is such a fluid concept now that the grey area seems okay.

Here is the real question everybody should ask themselves: In today’s world, Why do I try to work honestly for a dollar?

by jrobn 8y ago

Here is the real question everybody should ask themselves: In today’s world, Why do I try to work honestly for a dollar?

raffomania 8y ago

For one thing, you might not want to risk being in jail.

PavlovsCat 8y ago

For my own sake. > Of course it is "more useful" to perpetrate than to suffer injustice, but for the sake of the thinking dialogue with myself this utilitarian standpoint has to be given up." > Natürlich ist es "nützlicher", Unrecht zu tun als Unrecht zu leiden; um des denkenden Dialogs mit mir selbst willen muss gerade dieser Nützlichkeitsstandpunkt aufgegeben werden. -- Hannah Arendt, "Wahrheit und Politik"

mikestew 8y ago

It's a great question, and the true answer isn't necessarily the default the (somewhat) rhetorical question assumes. Personally, an honest life is more important to me than money. OTOH, that's easy to say living on/with a software engineer's salary and job prospects.

JeanMarcS 8y ago

Extracted from a (french) song and roughly translated : In life, son, you have two choices : you work or make money

emptybits 8y ago

It's a very important question. IMO we should be most mindful of our work and moneymaking since we spend most of our waking life doing these things. When we are dishonest in our moneymaking, we are probably creating unnecessary suffering for others. That's enough reason for some. IMO it also feels easier to love and be loved (e.g. by friends, family, your children, etc.) if you are honest in your dealings with others.

stackola 8y ago
>IMO we should be most mindful of our work and moneymaking since we spend most of our waking life doing these things. Not if you whip up an aggregator site in a week that makes money on autopilot

croo 8y ago

This is an important question everyone should ask themselves. Should you be honest or sacrifice it for money? Do you want to sleep well every night? Do you have a moral compass or is it broken already? Should you sell your ethics? You probably have more space to decide than those who struggle surviving the day. You can choose. Wise words indeed.

notJim 8y ago

Honestly though. I feel like I'm seeing so much grifting these days, from stuff like this, to people charging for faux-lifestyle courses, to (ahem) crypto speculators, plus a bunch of stuff from public figures and politicians. I'm sure a lot of it is not new, but it does make you wonder what the point is.

vidyesh 8y ago

Its not that easy question to answer anymore. The same can be said for working at or for Google or Facebook etc For the amount of good Google has done for human beings and Internet, there is equal amount of morally questionable ways they make money. 'Honest work' is such a fluid concept now that the grey area seems okay.