Should those of us who write code be taking a moral/ethical responsibility for what the code is used for?

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Yes, absolutely. What is Amazon getting you to work on!

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Everyone has a responsibility around how the things they produce are used. I'd say this is more clearly true with tech and code than anywhere else right now

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Hmm interesting question. I really need to think on this. Commenting to follow as i want to see what others think.

Well we’re supposed to… there are structured ethical frameworks that you can refer to if you have specific concerns. But my ethics have relaxed after so many years… there are very few lines I wouldn’t cross nowadays 🤷🏻‍♂️

Personally, I think everything should be utilized ethically. That sounds like a good thing if formalized/regulated though. Sometimes it's hard to draw the line between which one stretches possibilities and which is unethical already. Overall, I vote for the affirmative.

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