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People are dying over healthcare, not over facebook.
by chillwaves 7y ago
People are dying over healthcare, not over facebook.
- bmarquez 7y agoWith Instagram contributing to a decline in young adult mental health[1] perhaps Facebook should be taxed so their profit margins drop down to similar levels as health companies. [1]https://time.com/4793331/instagram-social-media-mental-health/ https://time.com/4793331/instagram-social-media-mental-healt...
- rayiner 7y agoDoes the fact that people might die create an obligation to run your business like a charity? What even is your moral theory? That a company that makes 6% profits saving lives is evil, but a company that makes 40% profits and doesn't save any lives in the process is not evil? Apple makes laptops that, for the price of a single one, could save someone in Africa from malaria. The opportunity cost of every MacBook Pro is a death in Africa. If there is an affirmative obligation to save lives, how evil is Apple? This is an incoherent--but extremely common--ideology. It would be one thing if these people followed their ideas to the logical conclusion. It's evil for anyone to make more than 6% profits because that money could be spent saving lives. But it makes no sense to impose that moral obligation on a selected group.
- chillwaves 7y agoMy "moral theory" is you can't claim market rates to a hostage.
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