Ethics is philosophically a real thing -- but it's not a real thing as a system of governance. I think "business ethics" has become so prominent, only because

Ethics is philosophically a real thing -- but it's not a real thing as a system of governance. I think "business ethics" has become so prominent, only because it enables unethical people a means to subjugate a populous of mostly ethical people. If you think that's too harsh, consider that traditional ethics is usually in polar opposition to the Reaganite imperative that the primary responsibility of businesses is to make money for their shareholders. Clearly, if you believe that surveillance capitalism is unethical -- then you find yourself in between two opposing ethical definitions. Now your only choice is which one to pick, make money or not. What kind of business leaders emerge from this?