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> Be ethical. This is the most straightforward That is probably the hardest piece of advice to follow. The temptation to cut corners in subtle manners can get
by samarthr1 4y ago
> Be ethical. This is the most straightforward
That is probably the hardest piece of advice to follow. The temptation to cut corners in subtle manners can get really strong.
- TheRealPomax 4y agoNot to mention that it's not just "be ethical", it's "instill ethics in others, too", because you don't inherit clean software that you then ruin. You inherit ruined software that you can, at best, clean back up over the course of years.
- nonrandomstring 4y ago> instill ethics in others Yes very much. Bare ethics, like monatomic hydrogen, doesn't exist in "room temperature" reality. It's relational. There have to be two of you. Technologies that destroy the relational undermine ethics because all consequences are divided through by infinity.
- godelski 4y agoNot just that, but there can be lots of unintended consequences. I think mistakes are okay, but handwaving this away as simple does more harm. It gives us a false sense of security when the "be ethical" advice really means that we need to constantly be asking ourselves various questions.