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I've never understood this argument. It is clear that nobody is implying a genocide is underway, they are simply alluding to an extreme example of ignoring or justifying negative actions, to show that each of us has agency and should be held to account for their actions. I always think it's an interesting juxtaposition because although the actions (in this case working for an AV company) are always so far removed from the extreme example, so too are the repercussions. The "just following orders" soldier, had he refused to carry out his orders, or attempted to flee, would have been shot in the back for desertion. The penalty for following orders, or not following orders, is the same: death (at least in the canonical example). Whereas with the situation being discussed here, it results in what? Maybe holding out for another job. In the extreme we expect people to pay the ultimate price to prevent atrocities, which should serve to remind us that, in the everyday, we should engage our moral compass, endure a small hardship, and through that hardship, prevent a small amount injury from being inflicted on the world. |
That appears to be opt-in. It's quite plausibly something people interested in crypto might actively want, namely a company they already do business with offering to make all the decisions about coins and wallets and stuff for a small fee. If a YC startup offered this, or it was added to the Dropbox client as an opt-in "let Dropbox make you some cash", people would love it. If Windows 11 or Edge included it, people would hate it. As an opt-in thing it's not a bad idea; not quit-your-job bad and certainly not "just following orders" Nazi trolling bad. It's Norton and AntiVirus's reputation which taint it.
"It is clear that nobody is implying a genocide is underway" - it at least implies that something strongly and obviously bad is underway that anyone with integrity should avoid. And that's not obviously the case either.
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