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> being willing to do anything for money has historically been categorized as evil behavior

Even megacorps will do categorically good things if it helps their bottom line.



We judge morality when there’s some meaningful downside and people at their worst, because a little unpleasantness can dramatically outweigh a lot of nice behavior.

“I love hanging out with Tim he’s a funny guy helped me move a couch last week, kind of which he hadn’t pushed me in front of that bus that one time but ehh I doubt he’d do that again…”


Being pushed in front of a bus would be rather unpleasant.




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