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Of course, everyone should have a moral code. And moral codes can differ substantially, and be used to justify pretty much anything. Many think selling to ICE
by CM30 7y ago
Of course, everyone should have a moral code. And moral codes can differ substantially, and be used to justify pretty much anything.
Many think selling to ICE is wrong, but many others think it's entirely moral/justified.
And the same goes for everything else. Almost every political/moral position you can think of can probably be justified using one moral or ethical code or another. Are their actions right or wrong according to utillitarianism or deontology or virtue ethics? Well if you ask ten different people you'll get ten different answers.
So I'm not sure what to think there.
P.S. The whole 'right side of history' thing is super tiresome to read about, since the right side isn't necessarily the 'moral' one, but merely the one with the most cultural mindshare at the time.
- MattRix 7y agoNot even sure what you're trying to say here. Of course he's going by his own personal moral code.
- CM30 7y agoHonestly, I don't really know either, and regret that comment already. Either way, I guess I'm just frustrated by how all these media stories seem to be about the software engineer annoyed by the likes of ICE/the military/whoever using their code rather the other way around. Or perhaps the constant focus on ethics in tech as if said ethics are somehow universal/can be agreed upon.