The road to hell is paved with good intentions – and plenty of people use 'make a better world' to justify atrocities. How many violations has Google committed

The road to hell is paved with good intentions – and plenty of people use 'make a better world' to justify atrocities. How many violations has Google committed under the guise of 'don't be evil'? How much human exploitation has Apple concealed behind good design and a strong brand? I stopped caring about 'making the world better' a decade or so ago when I realized this, and that any sacrifices I made to do so could be callously erased in seconds thanks to having the wrong opinions, changing public opinions/politics, the whims of investors and partners, etc. I'm not a pessimist or anything – more of a NAP-loving hedonist at this point. I won't exploit anyone to pursue my own pleasures, but it is my singular focus. My theory is that if more people adopted that philosophy, probably the would would be incrementally better, and so I try and live by example, showing those around me the way to be a good man, a good father, diligent, but also happy and content with my own life and the pleasures therein. Sorry if that seems like a downer, but the answer to your question is: It's not. What's important to me is that I make my world better.