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Historically, unchecked corporate power tends to mirror the flaws of the systems that enable it. For example, the Gilded Age robber barons exploited weak regula
by z2 2y ago
Historically, unchecked corporate power tends to mirror the flaws of the systems that enable it. For example, the Gilded Age robber barons exploited weak regulations, while tech giants thrive on data privacy gray areas. Maybe the problem isn’t size itself, but the lack of guardrails that scale with corporate influence (e.g., antitrust enforcement, environmental accountability, or worker protections), but what do I know!
I guess corrupt cop vs serial killer is like amorality (profit-driven systems) vs immorality (active malice)? A company is a mix of stakeholders, some of whom push for ethical practices. But when shareholders demand endless growth, even well-intentioned actors get squeezed.
- nonrandomstring 2y ago> amorality That word comes with a lot of boot-up code and dodgy dependencies. I don't like it. Did Robert Louis Stevenson make a philosophical error in 1882 supposing that a moral society (with laws etc) can contain within itself a domain outside of morals [0]? What if coined the word "alegal"? Oh officer... what I'm doing is neither legal nor illegal, it's simply alegal " [0] https://edrls.wordpress.com/2021/02/16/a-moral/ https://edrls.wordpress.com/2021/02/16/a-moral/