I think the reason developers in particular need to be cognizant of this (as opposed to "everyone doing no harm") is because of labor power. There's a societal

I think the reason developers in particular need to be cognizant of this (as opposed to "everyone doing no harm") is because of labor power. There's a societal expectation that everyone provide for their family. If you're doing so through evil means (selling drugs, joining the mafia, sweeping floors as part of a genocidal political movement...) then you're in the moral wrong. But if you're sweeping floors for Goldman Sachs, no one could reasonably blame you for causing the financial crisis. Your contribution to an organization that falls somewhere juuuuust south of neutral is morally justifiable because you've gotta pay the bills. But if you're the kind of developer we're talking about here, your ability to provide for your family is largely taken care of. Your decision to support an organization is no longer rooted in this socially-acceptable "gotta pay the bills" mentality, and instead about providing luxuries. That's also fine, but you now have to reckon with the fact that your contributions aren't in pursuit of helping pay the bills, and internally grapple with the morality of sending your kids to private school vs using your specialized, valuable skills to help modernize your neighborhood community center's tech stack (but at a much lower salary). All people need to grapple with the tension between individual/family-level selfishness and societal well-being. But the relieved, privileged life that higher salaries afford also comes with an added moral obligation to evaluate how we spend our time. Something something spiderman great power great responsibilities.