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by bArray 2180 days ago
> If you're a hammer manufacturer, then you should absolutely

> concern yourself with whether or not you're dealing

> business with ethical consumers.

What if their idea of ethics doesn't align with your idea of ethics? What if all left/right wing people are banned from using a tool? Or some other arbitrary internal measure of ethics? You're only willing to follow along with this line of thinking whilst it aligns with your interpretation of ethics.

> [..] you're either going to end up being complicit in some

> really nasty stuff, or end up drawing a very arbitrary

> "line" where you stop being apolitical.

Being neutral doesn't make you complicit. The moment you take action (for either good or bad purposes), then you become complicit.