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Yes. In a sense, your behavior launders adtech’s poor reputation. Think of it like this: what if I tried to argue with you “think of all the good we can do wit
by SamoyedFurFluff 2y ago
Yes. In a sense, your behavior launders adtech’s poor reputation.
Think of it like this: what if I tried to argue with you “think of all the good we can do with the profits from the baby-pulping machine!” as an executive of the baby pulping company. Maybe I run a dog adoption agency with the profits, or a soup kitchen. I’m using acts of charity as a way to launder the horrific actions of my company.
- cmrdporcupine 2y agoI mean, you're doing an "appeal to extremes" argument here... And I think it's a bit more subtle. Almost everything we do as a consumer or worker in a capitalist market is tied somewhere down the line to a generally-agreed undesirable outcome somehow. So the really tricky part that involves using your brain and heart is figuring out where that line is. (And it's sad that in large part our voice in the world's operations is reduced to mostly ineffective "buy or not buy" ... )
- hulium 2y agoThe question then is not about the CEO but the people working in that dog adoption agency, is their work unethical?
- SamoyedFurFluff 2y agoThat’s a question indeed! If you know your largest donor is baby pulping inc. is it ethical to take that money?