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Actually, my response of "porn bad, defense yuck" was meant as irony,
especially the defense part.
I'd gladly work for a company in the defense industry per se. I have no
problem with it. Others do, for political, philosophical reasons. We won't
change each other's minds.
Personally, I wouldn't work for a porn outfit. No matter how nice the
bennies are for the employees, it's still pretty yucky from where I stand.
Just personal. Then again, I wouldn't object to doing TW for a gaming
company. Again, it's just personal. I could go through the phone book if
anyone likes and say "yes" or "no" to various professions.
Paul S.
> > Anyway, ethics don't just apply to industries (porn bad, defense
> > yuck) but also to businesses with supposedly honorable industries.
>
> Can you have an ethical porn company and an unethical retail company?
>
> Company A, the porn company (hypothetical)...based on the
> transactions specific to that business, you have a porn company that
> gives very good value for the dollar, honors questionable credit card
> charges without question, do more than what is required to filter out
> underage (they actualy speak to the customer on the phone before
> subscribing), has great access speed running state-of-the-art network
> gear, and their files are always the most current. They treat their
> employees well, give liberal bonus, train and promote from within,
> and 60% of their management is women or minority. All the things you
> would want from a company (except that their subject involves sex,
> which is legal).
>
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