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by LudwigNagasena
2399 days ago
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Because a system where companies maximize profits and government punishes unethical behavior according to the rule of law is a cornerstone of liberal society that many highly respected thinkers advocated for since the start of the Age of Enlightenment. |
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It's frankly unworkable to outsource morality and ethics to the government, even if you allow extreme surveillance and control. The law is there to catch serious cases where personal ethics and morality have failed. Yeah, that contradicts the DRY principle [1], but life isn't a software system.
Also, IIRC, the idea that the "system" is one were "companies [merely] maximize profits" within legal limits set by the government is a rather recent but false view [2]. The Age of Enlightenment didn't start in the 1970s.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_repeat_yourself
[2] This seems to give a decent summary: https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Stout_C...