Greg Slepak

Disagree: (1) misery is the deciding factor, not profit, (2) big diff between profit via fixing misery and profit via causing it

On (1), “profit” just refers to some sort of gain, doesn’t have to be monetary. (2) tweet refers to causing it. :)

*causing or sustaining

@stevedekorte Re (1): misery not deciding factor. Consider a Judge or Jury. Causes plenty of misery, not necessarily evil.

I assumed we were talking about net misery and profit. If not, judges would meet you definition of evil.

It's about knowledge. I.e. knowingly causing harm to someone because it benefits you personally.

Judges who serve out sentences not because it's justice, but b/c it benefits them personally, those are evil.

@Awyee707 @Namestream You're going to need to unpack that because I don't see that. I think improvement can be made in that area tho. :)

@Awyee707 @Namestream These are usually voluntary exchanges, so the quote does not apply to them (unless there’s exploitation involved).

@Awyee707 @Namestream In exchange for money, someone receives something in return. Totally OK.

@Rodomonte @Awyee707 @Namestream Interesting, thanks for sharing!

@taoeffect So a window fitter fixing your window is evil? A doctor making that necessary surgery is evil? Should they rather work for free?

@cryptoons Of course not, that's a misunderstanding of the statement. Statement refers to institutions that create or sustain suffering.

@cryptoons For example, any companies or doctors that treat people when they could be healing them instead are evil.

@taoeffect Don't blame companies, blame govt regulations that enable bad players while disabling good competition (thru insane regulation)

@cryptoons Companies and governments share the blame. If you think there's much difference between the two, you're in for a shock.

@taoeffect Aren't you mistaking companies (firms) with corporations (govt created legal entities) ? The first CAN exist without govt.

@cryptoons Can you show me a country with companies and no government?

@taoeffect Ofcourse govt is all around us, much like ALL lifeforms have forms of cancer, but govt existence is NOT essential for free trade.