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Re:Netflix tells employees they may need to work on titles t... by marginalia_nu on Friday May 13, 2022 @08:13PM (#31373861)
I think the error may be raising the bar to the point of making it a dichotomy, where you are either a saint, or you're evil incarnate, and because being a saint is effectively impossible, the choices are knowingly being evil or being an evil hypocrite.
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Re:Netflix tells employees they may need to work on titles t... by KyeRussell on Friday May 13, 2022 @10:06PM (#31374451)
That is entirely the problem. This false dichotomy is a predicate for the Hacker News “well I may as well sell myself to Facebook or Raytheon and make bank” mindset. In my experience, this does not reflect how people think in the wider world. Well, people privileged enough to be able to take ethics into consideration when choosing employment.
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