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Here's a talk by someone who worked on software for the military, that echoes some of your feelings from an inside perspective. https://www.calebthompson.io/ta

• wenc 7y ago
  Interesting thoughts. I wonder if anyone here has heard of the Principle of Double Effect? [1] On one hand, we need to be thoughtful and mindful of the ethical implications of all that we do. On the other hand, every action always has a context inside a larger system and has unintended consequences and being an ethical purist can sometimes be more harmful. Most people who are older fall somewhere between striving to do the right thing but also recognizing they cannot control all the consequences and even if they could, they cannot predict what greater harm or good may result. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle_of_double_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle_of_double_effect