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> I think it's weird when people declare that working at Facebook is bad because Facebook does some bad things It's about making ethical decisions when a choic
by rkangel 8y ago
> I think it's weird when people declare that working at Facebook is bad because Facebook does some bad things
It's about making ethical decisions when a choice is available. One of the advantages of being a software engineer is that there are too few of us to go around: if you are halfway competent then you get some choice as to where to work. Involving some ethics in that decision is appropriate. It would be different if you were unskilled and needed any job to pay the bills.
You don't get to choose what country you are born in. You do get to choose who you vote for (in many countries), and that's the place where your ethics comes in.
- badfrog 8y ago> you get some choice as to where to work People's career decisions tend to be motivated by money. If you're looking to maximize your compensation, the options are Big Tech (Google and Amazon have similar levels of ethics issues as Facebook) or finance (depending on your views, potentially even less ethical). I'm not saying working at one of these places is the right decision, but it's very much an understandable one.
- ionised 8y agoIs 'maximising your compensation' the only goal? Isn't maximising your earnings supposed to be a means to something greater, not an end in itself?
- badfrog 8y agoThe only goal for your life? Hopefully not. The only goal for your career? Some people would say yes. Some others would say it's not the only goal but is important enough to compromise on other goals.
- rob 8y ago"One of the advantages of being a software engineer is that there are too few of us to go around" What year is it?