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Legal maybe, moral idk, given what they do.
If there's a morality issue, that should be directed at the government.
There's nothing wrong with holding a moral lens to all entities, government and private.
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Legal maybe, moral idk, given what they do.
If there's a morality issue, that should be directed at the government.
Why? Both corporations and governments are, in theory, supposed to take actions that maximise benefit to their stakeholders. If those stakeholders decide in the majority that morality is a way in which they seek to derive value from either a corporation or a government then those institutions are presumably bound to deliver on those requirements or to be subsequently punished by the majority or their stakeholders. The fact that shareholders (and customers) seem to be more inclined to be demanding moral behaviours from companies, even though they are also (presumably) citizens, is possibly an indication of the fact companies are more responsive in this regard.
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#23Ok, so congrats to Adobe for helping to keep the law.
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Then change the government. This proxy war against corporations is just silly.
Proxy war? I can use my wallet, my voice, and my labor power as I please including strikes and boycotts. Isn't that how the "free market" is supposed to work? This is the 2nd time in 24 hrs that someone has made your argument, where is it coming from?
Sure, go ahead. Nobody mentioned anything about a free market or lack thereof.
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#25I like how people are being trained Pavlovian style to go after tech companies that provide services to alphabet agencies with this administration. Did people complain with the last administration? Will people complain with the next administration? Whether you agree or not with the current administration, the government still needs to operate and keep in line with technology. If you are angry with how DHS and ICE ope…
HN/Silicon Valley/tech is extremely left-leaning but seems to forget that SV was borne out of warfare. It has close ties to the military from research to investment and many of our advanced technologies today are from defense projects.
Complaining about such things is usually a luxury by people who have never experienced the serious crime and poverty that exists in the world and afflicts billions everyday. In a way, it's a good thing that life can be so comfortable, but it also causes a loss in perspective.