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Re:The New Mind Control – The internet has spawned subtle fo... by return0 on Wednesday March 09, 2016 @06:13PM (#11256361)
> which have been biased by money. How does anyone consider this ethical?

Money itself is just a tool, it cant be (un)ethical. Best to focus on the human agents and incentives.

> should not be biased by monetary influence.

Influence will exist because it's part of human nature. Take away monetary incentives and you 'll have political influence, religious influence etc. We 've learned that from history.

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Re:The New Mind Control – The internet has spawned subtle fo... by x5n1 on Wednesday March 09, 2016 @06:17PM (#11256379)
Money is not just a tool. I think it would be possible to make the case that money as it interacts with our systems is inherently unethical in that it forces unethical behavior from agents trying to maximize their utility. And the legal system that we have built around it only amplifies this behavior.
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