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I have found when it comes to career, or money, 95% plus shelve their morality. (I'm suprised Paul Graham hasen't wrote one of his infamous essays on the subje

I have found when it comes to career, or money, 95% plus shelve their morality. (I'm suprised Paul Graham hasen't wrote one of his infamous essays on the subject. He must have seen a lot in his times.) Be it a Psychiatrist, Chiropractor, Attorney, Priest, entrepreneur, or tech worker, they are all the same with morality. If it affects Their Financial Security, or Financial Future--They Become Sheep. (sorry about the caps.) When I was younger I walked out of a Chiropractic school. I knew the crux of the profession, the Subluxation, was very rare, and if people got better through manipulation of bones---it was all placebo. I was alwready in debt for 10 grand, and had a A- average. I used to think how can all these people sit through this, and not question the profession. I'm no hero though. I dropped out because I developd a huge anxiety disorder, and had some kind of breakdown. If my mind was stronger, I probally would have graduated, and hung up a shingle and go into denial over my worthiness. (I would have never done a Rotary on even my worst enemy.) My point is many people like to belive they have morals. I sometimes think the only people left with true morality might be the Amish. Sure people like to believe they have string convictions, and ethics; but when it comes to financial security they are followers. They might disagree internally, but really taking a stand is very rare. You would think a wealthy man who could afford to be moral, and ethical, would take advantage of their privileged situation? No----they are the worst offenders.

michaelt 5y ago
> 95% plus shelve their morality. There are plenty of jobs available that don't involve moral compromises (beyond those inherent to existing) if you don't go out trying to create them. If my employer buys wood and converts them into staircases, we make a good quality product at a fair price, our working practices are safe, and our suppliers, workers and customers are all working with us by choice - whence comes the moral compromise? If I'm a surgeon fixing broken arms in a country with single-payer healthcare, I'm doing my job competently, and I'm not getting anyone addicted to pain meds - isn't everyone better off for me having done my job? If I'm a gardener and I make people's houses look nice, as long as nobody's hiring me to bury human bodies, once again, what's the problem? For readers who want a job that doesn't require you to shelve your morality, there are options out there :)
- lovecg 5y ago
  The scale and the fuzzy boundaries between products and services that software allows seem to create those problems in unexpected places. In the pre-software days, if you sell cash registers to people and one of your customers happens to be evil no one would blame you. If you build an online shopping platform (selling virtual cash registers), get big enough that people notice you, and one of your customers is problematic in the eye of the public opinion, you suddenly have a moral problem on your hands.

michaelt 5y ago

> 95% plus shelve their morality. There are plenty of jobs available that don't involve moral compromises (beyond those inherent to existing) if you don't go out trying to create them. If my employer buys wood and converts them into staircases, we make a good quality product at a fair price, our working practices are safe, and our suppliers, workers and customers are all working with us by choice - whence comes the moral compromise? If I'm a surgeon fixing broken arms in a country with single-payer healthcare, I'm doing my job competently, and I'm not getting anyone addicted to pain meds - isn't everyone better off for me having done my job? If I'm a gardener and I make people's houses look nice, as long as nobody's hiring me to bury human bodies, once again, what's the problem? For readers who want a job that doesn't require you to shelve your morality, there are options out there :)

lovecg 5y ago
The scale and the fuzzy boundaries between products and services that software allows seem to create those problems in unexpected places. In the pre-software days, if you sell cash registers to people and one of your customers happens to be evil no one would blame you. If you build an online shopping platform (selling virtual cash registers), get big enough that people notice you, and one of your customers is problematic in the eye of the public opinion, you suddenly have a moral problem on your hands.