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>Your comment completely lacks morals Try not to regard things in such an all-or-nothing perspective. At worst it indicates a psychological disorder, at best—a
by polartx 4y ago
>Your comment completely lacks morals
Try not to regard things in such an all-or-nothing perspective. At worst it indicates a psychological disorder, at best—a high conflict personality. Either way, it wont benefit you or the people that interact with you.
I also disagree that it ‘completely’ lacks morals. If OP is being truthful, then he has a desire to work hard and put in the time necessary to fulfill a virtuous (albeit under-compensated) calling.
However, OP is also cognizant of a hypothetical (albeit realistic) temptation that will most likely confront him, should he carry out these pursuits: ethical conflicts which would force him to choose between large financial gains (selling exploits to bad actors), or the less lucrative (and often thankless) white hat approach of reporting it in good faith, and expecting (but not necessarily receiving) equal measures of good faith from corporations (like Sony in this case).
Having an awareness of one’s own weaknesses or susceptibilities to temptation isn’t a weakness to be admonished from atop a digital soap box. Instead, recognize and reinforce OPs desire to do good—it costs little more energy to encourage the good in people, rather than shaming them for not having an unshakable moral fortitude. Have a Happy Father’s Day.
- sjtgraham 4y ago
- cosmodisk 4y agoWhy? He's right to the dot.
- sjtgraham 4y agoLet’s assume this is a good faith question: 1. OP isn’t qualified to do so, neither are you for that matter. 2. It stigmatizes mental illness. 3. It doesn’t refute my point. It’s not germane to the point of being mean-spirited, contrary to HN guidelines.
- polartx 4y agoHey, I’m sorry and I’d genuinely feel bad if my comment seemed like I was targeting you; I will re-read and look for ways to communicate better. I wasn’t being mean-spirited, truly. I was just trying to convey my feelings about how we all could do better to try and move the cursor of focus on the the good intentions of peoples’ struggles; People and things are so rarely black and white. Your first comment sounds like you are a person of high personal ethical standards. Since I don’t know you beyond this thread, I choose to believe that, (after all, why not?). Perhaps you hold others to the similar standards, standards that you’ve earned, and ideally others will earn too. The world would be a better place if we all held high, un-temptable, ethical standards. But holding everyone to that expectation just isn’t realistic, but that doesn’t mean, we can’t, in good faith, try and encourage others to have that goal. I’m just trying to leave the door open to the idea that those that have not made it there yet, will often respond better to encouragement instead of admonishment. I realize that this comment and my previous one will be construed by many as admonishment—I don’t mean it to be. I admire you for your character and simultaneously relate to the OPs self awareness. With each other’s help, we can all be better.
- lttlrck 4y ago
- beckman466 4y agowelcome to techno-feudalism.
- dgfitz 4y agoThis is an excellent microcosm of everything that is wrong with the internet. I 100% agree with the entirety of your post. Had you not taken the time and effort to make a well-thought-out comment like this, the narrative would have been shaped from your parents post, possibly influencing tens of thousands of people.