alt Hacker NewsHe’s also the chief architect of one of the most influential companies in the world. How many people has he positively affected?
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And how many has his influential company affected negatively?
That isn't the way the world - or most morality systems - work.
A surgeon who saves a thousand lives doesn't get a pass for the one murder they commit.
If the person who eventually cures cancer also happens to be a rapist, do you remember their name with awe or pity?
The sort of Felicific Calculus practiced by the "Effective" Altruists is a tawdry trick designed to excuse despicable behaviour.
> How many people has he positively affected?
I honestly don't care. It's not a balance sheet to me.
> How many people has he positively affected?
What's your definition? People he sold a GPU to at extortionate markups?
What’s the revenue target I need to hit to get a free pass for sanctions avoidance? What other rules, regulations and laws do you think he should be absolved from considering NVIDIAs quarterly profits?
He makes overpriced computer chips... he isn't gandhi.