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This comment sounds clever but makes no sense. The CEO can and must apply his principles to the company if he wants to consider himself moral under his own code

This comment sounds clever but makes no sense. The CEO can and must apply his principles to the company if he wants to consider himself moral under his own code. Just think it through; is he morally bound to actively pump out lies and propaganda if that increases profits?

theodric 4y ago
Either you make money in China until the Chinese clone your tech and undercut you, or you don't make that money and they eventually clone and undercut anyway. Might as well enjoy the boost for a few months. I don't like that we're self-censoring in the West in a way that furthers the ends and whims of authoritarian regimes, but hey, it's only business...
- JumpCrisscross 4y ago
  > you make money in China until the Chinese clone your tech and undercut you, or you don't make that money and they eventually clone and undercut anyway Or you stand by something and innovate, while using Beijing trying to clone your tech as reason for Congress giving you an unfair advantage. Holz has chosen his side. I’m now in favour of unfairly advantaging his competition.
  - theodric 4y ago
    Quite. And that, too, is only business ;-)
selcuka 4y ago
> is he morally bound to actively pump out lies and propaganda if that increases profits? That's why I said "within legal restrictions". Ethics is not something defined for companies, even though we are led to believe that it is. It's for people. He could resign on his personal beliefs, or get fired if he can't sustain the growth, of course, but that doesn't change the fact that the next CEO will probably do it.