[mmirate]

> You didn't study for years just to end up making the world a worse place.

You are correct, I didn't study for years just to make the world a worse place. I'm not some cartoon villain.

But I also didn't study for years just to make the world a better place.

What I did study for years, was to obtain a valuable skill and a credential thereof. I expect that my lifetime earnings will be significantly higher on account of my education, compared to if I had not perused any undergraduate education; else I would have not spent so much time+tuition+effort.

And if my skill becomes more valuable and rare for certain companies, on account of nothing more than the irrational bias of my peers? Not taking advantage of such an opportunity, is leaving money on the table. It's as irrational as being biased against them in the first place.

> your sanity

I don't understand. Do people actually go crazy whenever their company isn't Robin Hood reincarnate?

[CptFribble]

It's so refreshing to hear today's youth recognize that the profit is the highest ethic we can aspire to.

After years of difficult math and physics, it can be easy to forget that the most important equation: More Money = Good!

[mmirate]

More Money = Good! Yes! Exactly! How do people fail to grasp this!?

[sojournerc]

I believe the parent was missing a `/s`, and was in fact pointing out how a profit driven ethic is actually quite ruinous.

[mmirate]

I don't see how that comment was indicating how optimal action is ruinous; but more importantly its words ring true at face value.

[sojournerc]

I can't speak for the parent. But to me it's obvious at face value that the best choice ethically is not necessarily the choice with the most monetary gain as you seem to argue. Exploiting the incarcerated for personal gain falls into that category IMO.

In my experience, there are many opportunities to make a quick buck in life, but taking those opportunities doesn't necessarily lead to a better the world, and can very often make it worse.

If your only concern in life is getting mo' money, don't be surprised when you have plenty of money but a lack of meaningful relationships and personal fulfillment.

[travmatt]

I’ve heard that in many cultures, being super logical without any emotional intelligence is a sign of immaturity. I’m beginning to see the wisdom in that.

[mmirate]

Being logical and brutally callous, is not the same thing as lacking emotional intelligence. Quite the opposite, in fact; if I'm understanding the material correctly, it is emotional intelligence which grants the ability to "manage and/or adjust emotions to adapt to environments or achieve one's goal(s).", so without this ability, a person who needs to be logical could be prone to sudden outbursts of empathy.

[throwaway413]

None of that money goes with you 6 feet into the ground. Even if you die rich, as soon as you do, that money is no longer yours. Your impact, however, will live on forever.

[mmirate]

I don't live on forever to witness my immortal impact, either.

Once I'm dead, literally nothing matters to me.

[throwaway413]

You cannot say that with absolute confidence. Just as how people who believe in God cannot absolutely confirm what they believe to be the case either.

Also, seems like a pretty self-centered way to look at the world IMO and doesn't exactly lead me, as a fellow human, to think that you care at all about my well-being or anyone else's.

Point is - you're assuming that none of it will matter, when the facts are that 1) none of us have no clue what matters or doesn't matter after we're dead and 2) we can identify what matters to the rest of us about someone once that someone is dead, which is more concrete information than you can give me from assuming what you'll care about or not after you die.

TL;DR better safe than sorry. You're playing with fire - regardless of whether or not you believe in hell.

And by the way - I'm speaking from personal experience, as a twenty-something who makes more money than I know what to do with yet feels extremely unsatisfied and unhappy with life.

[trophycase]

Or you might find yourself in another human body just like you found yourself in this one, having to live with the consequences of the past.

[mmirate]

That's religious quackery (pardon the redundancy).

[trophycase]

It's neither religious nor quackery but whatever man, I forgive you for not understanding.