I'm all about this topic right, especially since I'm a psychologist and regularly see ethical violations.
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Replying to @DaveHogue
In psychiatry, one could lose a license. What would be a commensurate threat in non-certified fields like design, startup biz?
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Replying to @ddt
There is no consequence for designers, start-up founders, or any business. There are no binding ethical principles.
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Replying to @DaveHogue
Sadly, now that “fail fast, fail big” is fetishized in startupland, public shaming doesn’t work.
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Replying to @DaveHogue
Or, more close to home, Google changing ad distribution to hate sites only when advertisers pulled buys.
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Replying to @ddt
(But also keep in mind that Kleenex would still advertise to KKK members for their money if they thought no one was watching...)
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Replying to @DaveHogue
There may be up-front cost, but it can become a public value after a private choice. Like Patagonia, etc.
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Replying to @ddt
It's obviously complicated. There is a difference between "directly addressing" and advertising in a place where they are present.
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Replying to @DaveHogue
But that’s a great trick of capitalism, to get us to learned helplessness, and throw up our hands that it’s all bad, why try.
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Not sure what interim steps led to this point, but sadly, learned helplessness is rather easy to induce. Witness current government...
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