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0 pointsgrayhatter1y ago0 comments

why does it sound like you're defending the argument of;

I couldn't act ethically because I had to make money.

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My paycheck depends on reconciling myself to it. Should I quit possibly my last job before retirement in a bleak job market to protest my manager's decision to protect her job and mine by putting revenue before protecting jane@doe.com's login from being stolen for the Nth time? Am I the bad guy?

grayhatterOP1y ago

It's not my place to define your ethics for you. I'm pointing out so any other readers can be innoculated from accidentally stumbling into this ethical minefield.

I'm not telling you stealing bread so your family doesn't starve is unethical, I'm pointing out it's stealing.

No idea if you're the bad guy, but you're not the ~~good guy~~ hero, no.

delichon1y ago

I'm a participant in sub-criminal negligence rather than stealing. I'd call that a lesser offense. And it's a failure I have mitigated by working to protect the data. I can't claim innocence, but I sleep OK.

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delichon1y ago

grayhatterOP1y ago

It's not my place to define your ethics for you. I'm pointing out so any other readers can be innoculated from accidentally stumbling into this ethical minefield.

I'm not telling you stealing bread so your family doesn't starve is unethical, I'm pointing out it's stealing.

No idea if you're the bad guy, but you're not the ~~good guy~~ hero, no.

delichon1y ago

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