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Honest question; how is it immoral if it is not illegal and the contracts were not misleading? Also why did he wait 7 years if he was so moral? It would kill m

• ewolf 13y ago
  Not everything that is legal and non-misleading is necessarily moral.
  • muhuk 13y ago
    Right, but how do you come to an objective definition of morality? (IOW what is missing in my definition?) If morality is subjective, how can we demand/expect others to live by our rules?
• jordonwii 13y ago
  It isn't. To say it is is just silly. "Don't hate the player, hate the game."
  • rooshdi 13y ago
    But the player isn't passing the ball back.
  • shrikant 13y ago
    Why not hate both?
    • jordonwii 13y ago
      Because the players can't do anything about it. No matter how much we talk about morals, if, for example, Google were to not engage in the same tax avoidance schemes that all of its competitors do, then it'd be costing itself billions of dollars. Which is a reasonably substantial competitive disadvantage. That's money that can't go into R&D, maintenance, etc., whereas the companies that compete with Google do. And for what? A positive PR image?
• Sven7 13y ago
  From personal experience, you don't realize until you are neck deep in it. And then you have a nontrivial choice to make...
• obviouslygreen 13y ago
  Ethics and morality are exactly the same as legality. Technically, I can lie to you. I just did, and it's legal, as I did not cause you harm in any tangible way. It's legal but not moral. Many things are like that, and most are far less black and white or obvious. This is a difference you need to be very conscious and careful of if you intend to work... anywhere, ever. Most of the companies you're likely to deal with -- whether it's in an employment situation or in a consumer transaction -- are so large that your interaction with them will be governed by policies, not by morality, and policies are set based on what's legal, practical, and profitable.