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Globally, most software developers are not highly paid and certainly not enough to be above financial pressure. Becoming a whistleblower or refusing unethical
by closewith 1y ago
Globally, most software developers are not highly paid and certainly not enough to be above financial pressure.
Becoming a whistleblower or refusing unethical demands can also lead to being blacklisted, as in most industries, loyalty is valued more highly than ethics.
- LadyCailin 1y agoAnd the more people that buy into that, the worse it gets. That’s why this has to be fought tooth and nail from day one.
- closewith 1y agoIf you want to fight corruption and unethical behaviour, start with a just society that doesn't tie a person's value and well-being directly to their income. Otherwise you're fighting incentives and will never win.
- collinmcnulty 1y agoYou don’t get to a just society by not fighting corruption. Ask yourself not what “engineers globally” can do, but what you can do. Historically, pressure from the educated middle class has made huge impacts on culture and society.
- closewith 1y agoCorruption is both a systemic and moral problem. You can’t build a just society without confronting corruption and you can’t sustain anti-corruption without reducing inequality.