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> Good on these employees for sticking by their ethos I disagree. The improper use of political power is generally bad, even if it achieves good outcomes. For
by spacebanana7 2y ago
> Good on these employees for sticking by their ethos
I disagree. The improper use of political power is generally bad, even if it achieves good outcomes.
For example, if US threatened to sanction any country where tobacco could be sold to under 18s it might reduce the global cancer rate by some amount - but the damage to the global system of governance would outweigh any realistic benefit.
Similarly big tech companies have immense de facto power, but they should use it sparingly. Otherwise they undermine the parliaments, courts any other forums where energy regulation should legitimately be made.