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The Tech Industry Doesn’t Understand Consent - Dhole Moments (soatok.blog)
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[–] 0 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Are you seriously suggesting knowledge workers have no responsibility for how their work is used?

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    We have limited options in what we can do to get money. I currently have a job where I'm proud of what I do, but it took decades of working for assholes to get there. Even now I'm not comfortable with everything I'm asked to do. I push back when it's unethical, and sometimes that changes things. Sometimes it doesn't and I just have to do as I'm told. What's your life like?

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  • [–] [S] 0 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    I directly tell my managers that what they are asking for is illegal, and then I refuse to do it. So far, I've yet to be forced to "do as I'm told," and I doubt that this will ever be a problem for me as I don't intend to sign up for the military or any other organization that can actually force people to follow orders.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I don't get asked to do illegal things fortunately.

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  • [–] [S] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    But you do sometimes get asked to do "unethical" things, and you're "proud of what [you] do" even though "sometimes … [you] just have to do as [you're] told." Why? It sounds like you've chosen a compromised position "to get money."

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Because we're all human beings and we all think slightly differently to each other. If I wanted to only work with people who exactly agreed with me about everything, then I would only be able to work alone.

    I'm not talking about things that are red lines for me, just preferences. If it were something that caused me dissonance I'd move on again, I promise you.

    I'm lucky enough to have the background and the aptitude to get a new job whenever I want. Most people aren't that lucky.

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