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Re:America vs. Singapore: You Can't Save Your Way Out of Eco... by eru on Thursday February 19, 2026 @11:34PM (#47083784)
Exactly, some people think 'out of sight, out of mind' is great ethics! See https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/QXpxioWSQcNuNnNTy/...
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Re:America vs. Singapore: You Can't Save Your Way Out of Eco... by itemize123 on Friday February 20, 2026 @03:11AM (#47085150)
no, more precisely, they can actively think about it and still believe it's not an issue. For example they can justify that the migrant workers are given a choice etc or it's better than some of their alternative.
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Re:America vs. Singapore: You Can't Save Your Way Out of Eco... by eru on Friday February 20, 2026 @06:28AM (#47086650)
If it's not clear: that's pretty close to what I believe, yes.

Calling the opposite position 'out of sight, out of mind' or 'The Copenhagen Interpretation of Ethics' kind of gives my disdain for it away, I thought?

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