alt Hacker NewsMany prominent tech and science leaders have been disparaging philosophy for decades now. Not surprising that in the absence of any serious ethical thought, “make money = good” is the default position.
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booleandilemma • yesterday at 12:15 PM
Excellent point. Philosophy (really anything not math-related) is seen as a waste of time by most people I know in tech. You end up getting a bunch of smart but unethical or misguided people. Engineering types end up being used as pawns in wider political games. Look at all the terrorists who are engineers, for example:
https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/12/magazine/12FOB-IdeaLab-t....
Your opinion seems to suggest that unless someone has the same moral view as you they must not have any morals at all?
What if their morals are “I am not responsible for how my products are used?”
You may not agree, but it’s a valid ethical stance to hold.