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> say "No" when they are asked to do creepy, destructive or evil things. You'll be pleased there's almost a whole chapter of "Ethics for Hackers" devoted to th
by nonrandomstring 4y ago
> say "No" when they are asked to do creepy, destructive or evil things.
You'll be pleased there's almost a whole chapter of "Ethics for
Hackers" devoted to that problem. Analysis of about 30 different
psychological rationalisations, self-deceptions and logical fallacies
that help people knowingly do bad things. One problem is that people
in tech are mostly smart and logical, and therefore the most
vulnerable to certain mind-tricks.
It's also worth remembering that what is "ethical" is more complex
than bare acts. There are many hackers quite justified doing "creepy,
destructive or evil things" against enemies. I've written much on
defence, "lethality engineering" and cyber-offense work.
The disgusting thing about some big-tech work is that we're doing it
to our own families and children.