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Re:'Fuck ethics. Money is everything' FB employees react to ... by drugme on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @05:51PM (#19040463)
So it's OK to blatantly screw people over as long as you're "honest about it"?
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Re:'Fuck ethics. Money is everything' FB employees react to ... by as300 on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @06:10PM (#19040607)
No, but it's worse to do so while you say you're "making the world a better place"
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Re:'Fuck ethics. Money is everything' FB employees react to ... by robertrobot on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @06:35PM (#19040793)
Being honest about malicious intentions does not vindicate your actions.
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Re:'Fuck ethics. Money is everything' FB employees react to ... by CyberDildonics on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @07:03PM (#19040985)
No one said that it does, you are misrepresenting what you are replying to.
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Re:'Fuck ethics. Money is everything' FB employees react to ... by drugme on Thursday January 31, 2019 @12:58PM (#19046973)
Actually that's pretty much the way the original comment (4 levels above yours) reads:

"I'd rather have the company tell me it's all about the baseline (i.e. screw people over) and be honest about it -- than pretend that it cares"

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Re:'Fuck ethics. Money is everything' FB employees react to ... by CyberDildonics on Thursday January 31, 2019 @04:02PM (#19048818)
That doesn't say anything about absolving bad behavior with honesty, only that deception and bad behavior is worse than bad behavior alone.
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Re:'Fuck ethics. Money is everything' FB employees react to ... by Viker on Thursday January 31, 2019 @02:59AM (#19043230)
Well yes. That is one of the pillars of capitalism. You can sell whatever you want as long as the description on the packages is "honest".
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