I'm not sure why it's so hard to say "Yes, company X did a lot of things well (Y, Z, AA) but could have improved in sectors AB, AC, AD." Actually, I do understa

I'm not sure why it's so hard to say "Yes, company X did a lot of things well (Y, Z, AA) but could have improved in sectors AB, AC, AD." Actually, I do understand why -- you may be risk averse, and the fear of losing your job or rocking the boat precludes you from making a critique even if other people get hurt. Maybe in part because you too have mouths to feed and folks who will get hurt if you do so. So you downvote and make up excuses for it. After all, that's easier than addressing the cognitive dissonance, no? It's understandable, but I still can't agree that it leaves you without some amount of ethical culpability. Maybe significantly less than an executive. But still, some. It's more understandable for roles that don't have as strong a position in the labor market as engineers, but I find it a little bit less so for myself, as someone who works in engineering. I think you (and anyone else downvoting) should read Eichmann in Jerusalem [1]. It's about this exact ethical quandary. I would hope it would change your opinion on these things, but if it doesn't, agree to disagree. And certainly don't expect any sympathy from me or the rest of society. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eichmann_in_Jerusalem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eichmann_in_Jerusalem