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It’s business not personal.
That’s the single most annoying line I know. Maybe second most after ‘do you vote?’.
If there’s money to be made, it should be made.
But at what point, do you say I refuse to profit off an idea? It’s a great idea. I can make a lot of money off this. And me investing in it will automatically make people more curious and try this product out.
But I am not going to do it since I know it’s harmful for anyone consuming it.
Instead what they actually do:
I promote healthy living and healthy eating, but my investment choices or endorsements should have nothing to do with my personal choices or what I value.
The capacity to separate personal values or morality from how one conducts their business, invests their money and will lend their reputation to bolster a vice is a detrimental hypocrisy that harms society incalculably. It’s a race to the depths of moral depravity. It is bolstered by the childish logic of ‘If he can do it, why can’t I? Why am I held to a higher standard?’
Zuckerberg’s cordoned off island and homes for privacy comes to mind.
Tech executives not being comfy with their kids using the Internet services they hawk enthusiastically to the world also comes to mind.
Even Warren Buffett’s businesses have been accused of dealing in the very same predatory loans he rails against.
The accumulation of wealth, power and the associated reputation feels like one of the most egalitarian mechanisms to distribute wealth and power. And it comes with all its trappings and perks.
This feels like a corollary of the NIMBY (not in my backyard) theory. Being enthusiastic about an idea for society but not being comfortable with its implementation in your neighbourhood.
With celebs, influencers and anyone who gets more attention than the average joe, the rule is NIMPH (not in my pie hole). It’s fine for society, but not fit for my personal consumption.
They’ll spend money and time convincing you it’s fine for you. But they will never touch or consume the thing themselves.
It’s a hideous hypocrisy. But one they use their vacuous brand of stoicism to reconcile with.