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> The thing is, you get no money by looking out for others. It's hard to see the (short-term) benefits. This is the main problem of us. We perceive money and s
by neon_me 7y ago
> The thing is, you get no money by looking out for others. It's hard to see the (short-term) benefits.
This is the main problem of us. We perceive money and short-term goals (self) over of anything else. To fix the lack of personal responsibility in broader part of ecosystem is crucial.
Therefore, sort of Hippocratic Oath for software and hardware developers/managers and education to behave in moral constraints is important. We are playing bigger role in shaping how future on Earth(and other planets) will looks like. So it will be beneficial and important to signup for ethical codex.
I am surprised that we are not already doing it - globally. How come? How is that possible?
- Nasrudith 7y agoYou said why already in the second sentence of the first paragraph - there is nothing to be gained from it and the codexes wouldn't be binding and the last thing we need is to give liars more tools to feign trustworthiness.
- neon_me 7y agoOk, so what is the purpose of Hippocratic Oath? Why we have such things as Bar Association for lawyers? Statements are important - at least you have to fight with your inner feeling that "you lied" to all when it actual status quo its just "matter of perspective" bending morals
- _def 7y agoThe nearest thing that comes to my mind are the hacker ethics from the CCC https://www.ccc.de/en/hackerethics https://www.ccc.de/en/hackerethics Of course it doesn't really cover the points from the article but think it's sort of related. I think the article really clashes with our everyday life. If there are devs for instance which think they have a shitty paid job and are bombarded with projects and tasks, I don't blame them for doing low quality work. Because there are companies that exactly want that. Because it's cheaper. And remember kids, cheaper is aaaalways better! ...