corporations and psychopaths, hmmm?
As expected, this is going to be a fast two weeks. Blink and I might miss it. It's a guarantee that I'm going to miss something, anyway. I thought all weekend about the idea that a corporation is equal (legally, that is) to a morally-bankrupt (psychopathic) person, with all the assumed rights of one. It lives solely for it's own sake - or for those of it's stakeholders. Not a staggeringly new thought, I suppose. But I hadn't thought of it in quite those terms before. Reckless disregard for safety, apparently lacking the need for social norms or the need to abide by our laws (make 'em up or change 'em as the need dictates), incapable of feeling guilt, deceitful...ah. Makes a girl feel all warm and fuzzy.
It's been made more clear as time goes by (as citizen journalists become more vocal - er - verbal?) that corporate giants are like icebergs. We need to find that big pile of ice below the surface. Chances are it won't be pretty. But exposing the danger (ok - that's a stretch - we're not all miniature Titanics crashing blindly to our demise) - but knowing who's in the background, who's pulling the strings, who is attempting to dictate all we read and hear, is kind of liberating.
Are they all bad? Yeah, probably. Am I being pessimistic? Yeah, probably. Is Disney evil? Does Google really intend to "not be evil'? Is Starbucks closing in on world domination?
We'll have to ask Dr. Evil. For now, I'm eager to learn more.
Wearables and beyond
8 years ago
It's a good question. Can a corporation, whose only priority (as mandated by law) is to make money for its shareholders, actually be evil? It does seem that the people within these big corporations are hardened to the consequences of their actions, but I doubt that any of them are setting out to do evil things. It's just a consequence of putting money above all else. Which doesn't make the consequences any less awful, but it does put into context the idea of evilness.
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