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While it does violate a bunch of cultural moral norms ... there is absolutely an argument in there that overall, over time, it would produce a more positive out
by mst 13y ago
While it does violate a bunch of cultural moral norms ... there is absolutely an argument in there that overall, over time, it would produce a more positive outcome for users than a straight white hat approach.
Refuting or discussing the argument would be interesting; painting the suggestion as objectively wrong using emotive terms doesn't really move us forwards.
- eloff 13y agoTo argue the other side, I think it is wrong because you can't know that the good you do will outweigh the harm you do. But everything, even seemingly beneficial things, have both good and bad effects and morality seems to be the art of balancing them. However, if somehow you had knowledge that the long-term good far outweighed the short-term harm, it seems like it becomes the ethical thing to do. In real-life you don't usually get that kind of certainty though.