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Re:I Was Wrong about the Ethics Crisis (Moshe Vardi, CACM) by adamtaylor_13 on Sunday December 29, 2024 @05:30PM (#42544016)
“If I don’t work for the Nazi’s they will kill my family, so I will work for the Nazi’s”

There, I fixed your uninspired and incorrect anecdote.

Big tobacco execs are quite literally killing absolutely no one. Last I checked they aren’t sticking cigarettes in anyone’s mouth. Personal responsibility for your own actions is unfortunately lacking in many discussions surrounding things like this.

Re:I Was Wrong about the Ethics Crisis (Moshe Vardi, CACM) by saagarjha on Monday December 30, 2024 @02:32AM (#42547338)
That's because we have a society have generally decided that personal responsibility is not actually the appropriate lens with which to judge the sale of addictive products.