| > [YC] need to make the argument [that their investment in the marijuana industry] isn't white people getting rich on the back of black lives Sorry, I don't quite understand. Which of these is your view: 1. YC/Meadow is harming black people by connecting marijuana-buyers to doctors and dispensaries. 2. YC/Meadow are more responsible for the problems caused by the marijuana industry than the rest of us, simply because they interact with it more. You're not obligated to help all those people harmed in the marijuana industry, but YC/Meadow is. If you hold the second view, I'm curious whether you'd find this article[0] on "the Copenhagen Interpretation of Ethics" convincing. Excerpt: > The Copenhagen Interpretation of Ethics says that when you observe or interact with a problem in any way, you can be blamed for it. At the very least, you are to blame for not doing more. Even if you don’t make the problem worse, even if you make it slightly better, the ethical burden of the problem falls on you. [0] https://blog.jaibot.com/the-copenhagen-interpretation-of-eth... |