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It's enheartening to see someone make a decision in this context that's driven by values rather than revenue, regardless of whether I agree. I dissented while
by lebovic 7mo ago
It's enheartening to see someone make a decision in this context that's driven by values rather than revenue, regardless of whether I agree.
I dissented while I was there, had millions in equity on the line, and left without it.
- jonny_eh 7mo agoWhy? Can you provide details?
- kmaitreys 7mo agoDoesn't that prove that statements given my CEOs of these companies are just hot air? What is enheartening about hearing a liar who makes provocative statements all the time, make another one?
- SecretDreams 7mo ago> I dissented while I was there, had millions in equity on the line, and left without it. Is this a reflection of your morality, or that you already had sufficient funds that you could pass on the extra money to maintain a level of morality you're happy with? Not everyone has the luxury to do the latter. And it's in those situations that our true morality, as measured against our basic needs, comes out.
- lebovic 7mo agoYeah, I didn't mean this as a reflection of my morality, more to counter the financial and "rosy picture" parts of their comment.
- retsibsi 7mo ago> And it's in those situations that our true morality, as measured against our basic needs, comes out. This is far too binary IMO. Yeah, the higher the personal stakes the bigger the test, and it's easy for someone to play the role of a principled person when it doesn't really cost them anything significant. But giving up millions of dollars on principle is something that most people aren't actually willing to do, even if they are already rich. How someone acts in desperate circumstances reveals a lot about them. But how they act in less desperate circumstances isn't meaningless!
- SecretDreams 7mo agoSure, I'm okay to go with this being a bit of a sliding scale on this.
- robwwilliams 7mo agoSure you can grade “commendable” if you want, but this counts as commendable to me even if wealthy. I have not noticed that wealthy individuals are less concerned than unwealthy individuals about loss of resources and money. In fact, wealth seems to exacerbate the problem.
- SecretDreams 7mo agoI do not know the OP. For some people, a million is life changing. For others, it could be a marginal increment to their bottom line. It is not then a big leap to think some people would do pretty terrible things for a mil, while others would take the higher ground. The OP also alludes to this with their indication of not having dependents.
- vasco 7mo agoValues can be whatever and for all evidence in display their values are "more money please".