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Ethics and character, yes, and an attitude towards life that doesn't regard money as the deeper meaning of everything.

• robertlagrant 2y ago
  Ethics aside, what is characterful about saying no to money? Should I say no to my salary for character reasons?
  • bayindirh 2y ago
    There's a difference between doing your job and earning money as a result vs. finding keys to someone's house and selling said keys to the highest bidder.
    • robertlagrant 2y ago
      Yes: ethics.
      • jfyi 2y ago
        Some of us can get there without the organized principles simply with empathy. It's even deeply selfish in it's own way. Ethics is our answer for those that can't.
        • robertlagrant 2y ago
          I haven't encountered people whose empathy is so perfectly aligned with ethics that they don't need to be taught anything, but I suppose these perfectly selfless people might exist. However of course in reality, empathy only gets you so far. Should you feel empathy for a CSA consumer because their feelings are important too? Do you empathise with their feelings?
          • jfyi 2y ago
            It's true, empathy is a thing worked on, so is ethics by the way. > but I suppose these perfectly selfless people might exist I don't suppose you read what I typed. Empathy is not the setting of self aside, but the experience of feeling what someone else would in a given scenario. It is deeply selfish. I would also say it is a prerequisite for an organized system of ethics.