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Re:Moral injury can occur in many contexts and populations, ... by allisdust on Wednesday February 23, 2022 @12:38AM (#30438035)
Even if we assume it's a dark pattern, don't you agree it's not your decision to reject it or not. The moral decision is the company/product team's. You can raise the points on why it shouldn't be done but straight away rejecting it is childish. End of the day they must have gotten it done with someone else and you would have done it anyway (as per your words) if financial situation isn't good.
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Re:Moral injury can occur in many contexts and populations, ... by aught on Wednesday February 23, 2022 @04:13AM (#30439230)
Childish, no. “They’ll just get someone else to do it if I don’t.”

It’s your responsibility to raise points, it’s your choice to accept that premise, swallow your spine and do it anyway.

Injury by spine swallowing is cumulative each one relatively harmless until it isn’t

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Re:Moral injury can occur in many contexts and populations, ... by gpderetta on Wednesday February 23, 2022 @05:03AM (#30439544)
"I was just following orders" was never a tight defense.
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Re:Moral injury can occur in many contexts and populations, ... by itronitron on Wednesday February 23, 2022 @02:44AM (#30438695)
Morals don't only kick in at a certain level of the management hierarchy, and some might argue that they drop off instead.
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