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Re:Native people are left poor as tech world takes lithium f... by amorphid on Monday December 19, 2016 @10:13PM (#13217150)
>> The Copenhagen Interpretation of Ethics says that when you observe or interact with a problem in any way, you can be blamed for it.

At first I was thinking it's ridiculous to consider someone as well part of the problem if they observe a problem and do nothing. But doing something could be as simple as calling the police.

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Re:Native people are left poor as tech world takes lithium f... by marssaxman on Wednesday December 21, 2016 @03:35PM (#13232399)
Well... but that is also a way of interacting with the problem! Calling the police can make matters much, much worse for the people involved, especially when those people are part of some culturally or economically marginalized group. Doing nothing may be a better choice than calling the police.
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