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Would be less need for these articles if major tech companies would stop acting like villains in a sci-fi movie.

_Algernon_ 4y ago
Wouldn't see them "acting like villains in a sci-fi movie" if there weren't systematic economic incentives for them to act this way.
- roughly 4y ago
  And yet, every one of these organizations consists of individuals making sets of individual decisions on an ongoing basis, who indeed face incentives as well* but also persist in making the dubious ethical decisions that the company enacts, and we can in fact judge them for this, because companies are made of people who don’t actually abdicate moral responsibility for their actions by logging into a corporate email system. *And here’s where I digress to say, again, that, indeed if you are the single mother of a child with a heart condition wholly reliant on the expensive company health care not lapsing for even a minute lest your child not just die but literally explode, taking your whole family and half the neighborhood with them, I’m not judging you. If, on the other hand, you’re a single dude between 20 and 35 with a college degree, significant assets, no debt, and a sellable skillset, yes, you’re the one I’m judging.
pelasaco 4y ago
did you check in which conditions and countries your shoes, t-shirts, pants, etc are manufactured?
- roughly 4y ago
  Yes. Wherever possible, I try to be aware of the consequences of my actions, and adjust how I do things when I find they’re leading to outcomes I feel are not in alignment with my ethics.
  - pelasaco 4y ago
    Nobody cares about some possible fake words, from the internet dude. My point was more to show you that this "if major tech companies would stop acting like villains in a sci-fi movie." is wrong. Companies are companies, and aim for profit at all costs, regardless of their branch.
Der_Einzige 4y ago
Cyberpunk*

Wouldn't see them "acting like villains in a sci-fi movie" if there weren't systematic economic incentives for them to act this way.

roughly 4y ago
And yet, every one of these organizations consists of individuals making sets of individual decisions on an ongoing basis, who indeed face incentives as well* but also persist in making the dubious ethical decisions that the company enacts, and we can in fact judge them for this, because companies are made of people who don’t actually abdicate moral responsibility for their actions by logging into a corporate email system. *And here’s where I digress to say, again, that, indeed if you are the single mother of a child with a heart condition wholly reliant on the expensive company health care not lapsing for even a minute lest your child not just die but literally explode, taking your whole family and half the neighborhood with them, I’m not judging you. If, on the other hand, you’re a single dude between 20 and 35 with a college degree, significant assets, no debt, and a sellable skillset, yes, you’re the one I’m judging.

pelasaco 4y ago

did you check in which conditions and countries your shoes, t-shirts, pants, etc are manufactured?

roughly 4y ago
Yes. Wherever possible, I try to be aware of the consequences of my actions, and adjust how I do things when I find they’re leading to outcomes I feel are not in alignment with my ethics.
- pelasaco 4y ago
  Nobody cares about some possible fake words, from the internet dude. My point was more to show you that this "if major tech companies would stop acting like villains in a sci-fi movie." is wrong. Companies are companies, and aim for profit at all costs, regardless of their branch.

Der_Einzige 4y ago

Cyberpunk*