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Re:I Was Google’s Head of International Relations. Here’s Wh... by amylene on Friday January 10, 2020 @12:21PM (#22012632)
does any amount of exploitation poison the well, and swing the pendulum towards net evil?
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Re:I Was Google’s Head of International Relations. Here’s Wh... by throwlaplace on Friday January 10, 2020 @12:23PM (#22012662)
Doesn't it? Do the ends ever justify the means? Besides here we're talking about getting rich rather than averting war or curing disease or something.
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Re:I Was Google’s Head of International Relations. Here’s Wh... by amylene on Friday January 10, 2020 @03:19PM (#22015016)
That’s pretty black and white, considering the subjective nature of defining exploitation.

And sometimes when people get rich, they add value to the world. The getting rich may be the goal, but it can also help other people too.

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