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> It's up to the government and the courts to go after them Except that the government benefits from their financial success (through taxation and political d
by rglullis 3y ago
> It's up to the government and the courts to go after them
Except that the government benefits from their financial success (through taxation and political donations) and the courts are more likely than not following laws that were written to favor them and their interests (through lobbying and regulatory capture), so how do you see this actually happening?
- surgical_fire 3y agoI live in a democracy. The government didn't pop into existence by manifestation of an unseen will, the society in which I live elected them. If people voted for a government that is butt buddies with the large corporations that exploit society through lobbying and regulatory capture, then the values of that society are already represented, and everyone compromised into unethical corporations having their way. What is not feasible is me, as an individual investor, voluntarily handicapping my ability to profit off something completely legal, out of some misguided notion that by divesting a few thousand dollars of some unethical company shares I would be saving a society that is far beyond salvation. I am not the main character in the world at large, I am not a savior. I am just getting by life trying to do what I can that my wife and child are happy. That's really all there is.
- rglullis 3y ago> voluntarily handicapping my ability to profit off something completely legal You are saying this is as if there were no other alternatives for you to employ your excess capital. This is certainly not true. > some misguided notion (...) I would be saving a society that is far beyond salvation. I am not the main character in the world at large, I am not a savior. I'm starting to hear this recently, usually thrown at me with the accusation of having Savior Complex with it, and I truly don't understand it. To me, the point is less about saving "society" and more about being able to sleep at night with a clear conscience, knowing that for all the shit that is going around in the world, my work is not doing things worse. > I am just getting by life trying to do what I can that my wife and child are happy. Honest question: have you ever talked with your wife about what how much material wealth do you need to be happy?
- surgical_fire 3y ago> You are saying this is as if there were no other alternatives for you to employ your excess capital. None that I would vouch for as being morally superior. Capitalism is at odds with ethics. Which is why I favor the idea of government as a strong regulator. > more about being able to sleep at night with a clear conscience I sleep at night with a clear conscience. The quiet sleep of those that follow the laws agreed upon by society. > have you ever talked with your wife about what how much material wealth do you need to be happy? She is a woman. Her answer is "more".
- broscillator 3y agoIt's comments like these that make me more afraid of AI, because I notice how many people behave or reason like bots, following a script.
- surgical_fire 3y agoI'll take this as a compliment, human.