Re:As teens left Facebook, it planned to target 6-year-olds,...
by Symbiote on Monday November 01, 2021 @07:24PM
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I disagree -- I think a lot of people are concerned with what their job is. Many people have a lot less agency, but software developers are in demand and can more easily change jobs than many other careers.
Would you have worked for an oil extraction company, like Shell or BP?
Would you have worked for the NSA? A defence contractor? The military itself?
There are plenty of technical roles in these sectors, with (at least in Britain, where I studied) a big presence at careers fairs, recruitment events etc. But I, like all my friends, ignored them all.
Someone else I knew joined GCHQ. He was keen to catch criminals, defend British interests etc. I wouldn't do it, but at least he had considered the morality of it and decided it aligned with his own.
Working on something without any care for how it's used, or what is being built... these people deserve criticism for their complacency, at least.
Would you have worked for an oil extraction company, like Shell or BP?
Would you have worked for the NSA? A defence contractor? The military itself?
There are plenty of technical roles in these sectors, with (at least in Britain, where I studied) a big presence at careers fairs, recruitment events etc. But I, like all my friends, ignored them all.
Someone else I knew joined GCHQ. He was keen to catch criminals, defend British interests etc. I wouldn't do it, but at least he had considered the morality of it and decided it aligned with his own.
Working on something without any care for how it's used, or what is being built... these people deserve criticism for their complacency, at least.