• TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    3
    ·
    6 hours ago

    Unethical actions and profits tend to go hand in hand. Have been for centuries already.

    Just think about the economics of kidnapping people in Africa and exporting them to slave camps across the ocean instead of paying white employees to do the work. How about using violence, exploitation and systemic injustice to acquire very cheap spices in Asia and transport them to Europe, and sell them for huge profits.

    • limer@lemmy.ml
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      6 hours ago

      A lot of people are compelled to hurt others, it doesn’t have to be only about money.

      And the ways this happens is not always physically violent. Many are compulsed to scam or betray in subtle ways.

      Website owners are no different than any other group of people, and they often skew to compulsive dishonesty.

      Why? Because often to get a site up and running with real traffic, dirty and dishonest tricks are used. Unless a site is truly different or outstanding , there is quite a story about how it got popular. Often involving both money and questionable ethics.