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>>babelf+(OP)
> Lot of people critiquing this, but you can't deny the success.

You could say that about literally any shady business. Imagine seeing a PDF proving tobacco leaders knew for decades that it caused cancer and saying what you did.

Being monetarily successful does not mean you’re good or shouldn’t be criticised.

>>latexr+im
Ignoring the ethics of Mr Beast, he is producing real videos at an incredibly high volume and they consistently do numbers.

None of those videos is easy to make.

Sure, it's maybe not great to be so impressed by logistics or supply chain of a tobacco company, but from a business and systems view some of it is interesting

>>wrsh07+QD
You lost me at "ignoring the ethics".

By de facto, you never ignore ethics. You may disregard them, but they're never ignored.

>>calmbo+jZ
Ignoring the ethics is literally antithetical to good engineering. Alas it seems to be the default for operating a business.

>>hnbad+p01
because ethics have a cost. If you competitors don't need to obey the same ethics, they will out compete you.

>>chii+Wh1
If you can't compete without throwing your ethics overboard, the right answer is to put it down and do something else, not join in.

>>growse+zi1
> put it down and do something else, not join in.

by not joining the rat race, you fall behind. This makes you less capable of withstanding the pressure from other rat racers in the world.

Imagine using this logic for survival in the jungle.

>>chii+sj1
Ok. I'll bite. Ethics is one aspect of humans that allowed us to survive the jungle and move beyond it.

I take your comment as a joke, but have come to the depressing conclusion that too many impressionable people will not understand it that way. They will think it some nugget of wisdom to revert to being a rat in a jungle.

>>freeop+Gp1
>They will think it some nugget of wisdom to revert to being a rat in a jungle.

are we really that far off these days, in this economy?