I've been keeping this twitter thread on corporate amorality, but I haven't given nearly enough thought to our own amorality.
A brief thread on our little hypocrisy.
"It’s easy to proclaim virtues when you have nothing at stake — and status to gain. But true morality is a luxury good when your livelihood’s at stake. When your family, reputation, or assets are on the line."
- ideafaktory.com/amoral/
It's why I've argued there is no evil. We all believe we're doing our best for at least 1 of those.
That opens the door to resentment, accusations, denunciations & labels.
That brings me to the controversy du jour: China.
We're not sending money or supplies
We're not going there to fight
We're not pushing our representatives to go to war over Hong Kong
Would we risk not getting iPhones to support an embargo? Doubtful.
We empathize. We romanticize their struggle from a distance.
The abusive bosses we tolerate, the small sentiments we can't express, the unfairness we tolerate to keep our jobs. To keep our obligations.
So is satisfaction
So is oppression
The difference?
Obligations we choose can bring satisfaction. Ones imposed or mandated by circumstances feel oppressive.
Either way, a touch of mercy is in order before pointing fingers at a fellow servant
ideafaktory.com/obligations/
Why? Obligations. ideafaktory.com/obligations
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