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> exploitation of an obvious market that was restricted to preserve a public good That's where I think the post is weakest. That statement is an obviously immo
by icebraining 7y ago
> exploitation of an obvious market that was restricted to preserve a public good
That's where I think the post is weakest. That statement is an obviously immoral thing, but apart from a few people who genuinely don't care, most don't join a company that they see as doing obviously immoral things. They join them because they view the activity differently (such as, "breaking a monopoly that was harming the public to enrich a few"). So I think the whole idea of "don't use Grace Hopper's advice as an excuse to be an asshole" falls flat, because nobody thinks they are doing that. In my opinion, of course.
- jl2718 7y agoPart of the quandary is that the individual employee is often acting ethically by getting paid only for their contribution to the technical advantage of the product, while the corporate profits may be driven by something less scrupulous.