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> Drug dealers make tons of money, but it doesn't really entice smart or ethical people to the profession in large numbers. Assuming the ethical premise as giv

> Drug dealers make tons of money, but it doesn't really entice smart or ethical people to the profession in large numbers. Assuming the ethical premise as given, you are really glossing over the difference in potential consequences between doing something unethical and something illegal. Specifically the part where the latter can leave you locked up for life.

registeredcorn 4y ago
That's a fair point. Whether by ignorance, stupidity, or mere indifference I draw little distinction between ethics and legality. This isn't to say that there isn't a different, but rather that I mush both together because of the three points mentioned. Generally speaking, just because something is legal should not make it right, in the same way that something being illegal, merely by the fact of it being written and codified, does not make it wrong. To put a point on it: I think that some of the actions that Google has taken should have and still should result in prison sentences. As far as I am aware, they have not. That being the case, I certainly would not classify a drug dealer who is not currently in prison being free of wrongdoing.