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Ethics are made up, so if you reach a conclusion that we're all pieces of shit and there's nothing to be done, you have the option to just rethink your system o

Ethics are made up, so if you reach a conclusion that we're all pieces of shit and there's nothing to be done, you have the option to just rethink your system of ethics until it's sane. Like, I'd maybe re-examine your ethical framework until it becomes an actually useful tool for figuring out what's the right thing to do in various situations. That's kind of the whole point. e: Say, if your boss told you to shoot someone in the back of the head because he didn't want to deal with firing them. Would you say "Ah well... 'tis the way it goes under capitalism, amiright? Gotta pay the rent!". Nope, your line does exist, you just aren't showing your hand to us :P

Lifelarper 4y ago
In an industry notorious for jobhopping what leverage do you actually think these well compensated employees have? There's a horde of people willing to replace them if they wish to take an ideological stance and quit. They can always start their own streaming service.
- EddieDante 4y ago
  None, because techies won't unionize.
  - jhugo 4y ago
    What? This has nothing to do with unions. If enough engineers don't want to work on $x, Netflix won't be able to work on $x. If there are enough, they'll find replacements for ones that leave and they'll be able to work on it. The situation would be identical with unions, unless you think engineers who would be fine working on $x would be OK with their union deciding for them that they shouldn't. More likely they just wouldn't be members of that union. I never understand why people want to inject an often corrupt, additional layer of insane bureaucracy into a work environment where they already have a lot of leverage. Techies don't unionise for very good reasons!
emmab 4y ago
Or you can fight for absolute good and justice on a war to unweave entropy itself across the entire multiverse. Your choice.
8note 4y ago
Your argument doesn't match your example? You're saying I should reconsider my ethics until they match with picking up the gun, since the line is made up
netizen-936824 4y ago
Do ethics matter or mean anything if we just start changing them to fit the situation?

Lifelarper 4y ago

In an industry notorious for jobhopping what leverage do you actually think these well compensated employees have? There's a horde of people willing to replace them if they wish to take an ideological stance and quit. They can always start their own streaming service.

EddieDante 4y ago
None, because techies won't unionize.
- jhugo 4y ago
  What? This has nothing to do with unions. If enough engineers don't want to work on $x, Netflix won't be able to work on $x. If there are enough, they'll find replacements for ones that leave and they'll be able to work on it. The situation would be identical with unions, unless you think engineers who would be fine working on $x would be OK with their union deciding for them that they shouldn't. More likely they just wouldn't be members of that union. I never understand why people want to inject an often corrupt, additional layer of insane bureaucracy into a work environment where they already have a lot of leverage. Techies don't unionise for very good reasons!

emmab 4y ago

Or you can fight for absolute good and justice on a war to unweave entropy itself across the entire multiverse. Your choice.

8note 4y ago

Your argument doesn't match your example? You're saying I should reconsider my ethics until they match with picking up the gun, since the line is made up

netizen-936824 4y ago

Do ethics matter or mean anything if we just start changing them to fit the situation?