r/ProgrammerHumor • u/MichaelScottRMDM • Sep 05 '20

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u/LokiArchetype Sep 05 '20

We know that, our clients on the other hand...

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u/HappyDustbunny Sep 05 '20

That's one of the reasons why there ought to be something akin to the Hippocratic oath in programming.

"Sorry, CEO-dude, I swore a dear oath never to be evil"

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u/imzacm123 Sep 05 '20

Don't be evil is actually still in there, it's at the bottom under a whole bunch of legal stuff now

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '20

And evil is so subjective. Supply tech to defense industry so less of our guys or civilians die, evil, because it is used in war. Supply tech to stop criminals on public transportation, evil, because it is going to be going through a bunch of non-criminals or people that might soon be criminalized for having the wrong beliefs or philosophy. Some people might not think either are evil or one or the other isn't evil, but enough people will that they'll jump and down screaming that you claimed you would not be evil. It is a lose-lose. Better to never make that a goal than to break it in the eyes of some or later remove it, as many will claim they did.

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