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YungOnions@sh.itjust.works ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

I think the issue I’ve been grappling with is, where do we draw the line as to what is an ‘acceptable’ murder? Like what if another Healthcare CEO is killed, but they’re violently knifed to death? Are we still celebrating then? What if they’re shot, but raped first? Are we still printing t-shirts? What if they’re shot, but so is their family? What if innocent passers by also get caught in the cross fire? Do we still cheer for them? What level of mental gymnastics do we have to do to justify something as ‘justice’ vs just plain old ‘murder?’ Where does this take us? Where does that reasoning end?

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TheButtonJustSpins@infosec.pub ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Knifed to death is still good. The others are two-parters and should generally be avoided if possible.

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muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Its a classic conundrum and one you have to decide for yourself based on your own morals. I tend to take a ends justify means approach to things but that has been critiqued extensively by people far smarter than I.

These ceos are responsible for killing thousands of people and will kill thousands more in the future. The maths would argue that any action that reduces harm in the future is justified. That then changes ur question into one of what do u value more? Thousands of people dying preventable deaths due to corporate greed or another healthcare ceo being violently stabbed to death after being raped and their family shot and innocent bystanders getting shot?

There is no right answer. All u can do is decide for yourself in a manner u believe is congruent with ur personal morality.

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