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If one does a good deed, but does so with the intention of telling others about the good deed to gain social status, is the deed still good despite the ulterior
by ativzzz 4y ago
If one does a good deed, but does so with the intention of telling others about the good deed to gain social status, is the deed still good despite the ulterior motive?
Isn't the point of starting a business to make money off a product that is useful to people and makes their lives better, hence people willing to trade their money for that product? If healthy living can be a product, what's wrong with monetizing it?
- billfruit 4y agoThe Bible seems to think that not a good thing. "But when you do a charitable deed, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing"- Mathew 6:3.
- elevaet 4y agotl;dr: bias I think the problem is that there is an obvious incentive for the author to achieve research findings that support their enterprise, and ignore the facts that are contrary. It's an opening for corruption/conflict-of-interest. That's not to say that it's not possible that they are both correct in their findings and able to make money off it, but it does reduce their credibility. Who's advice do you take more seriously, the guy with a horse in the race, or the guy without?
- DoreenMichele 4y agoThe problem is trying to monetize something new and unproven by claiming some kind of significant virtue. Charging money to provide value under conditions where it's a proven and known means to add value is not controversial. But merely virtue signaling on something you can't prove is a common tactic of con artists. See: Theranos, for example.