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Re:I Was Wrong about the Ethics Crisis (Moshe Vardi, CACM) by int_19h on Sunday December 29, 2024 @04:06PM (#42543105)
So, you're saying that from a EA perspective, it can in fact be okay to be a tobacco executive. QED.
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Re:I Was Wrong about the Ethics Crisis (Moshe Vardi, CACM) by jefftk on Sunday December 29, 2024 @04:44PM (#42543562)
What matters is the difference between how the world would be with your actions and how it would be otherwise.

Would you also say "so you're saying it's ok to be a member of the Nazi party who runs a munitions factory [1], QED"?

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oskar_Schindler

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