Mod1Day4: Article Response

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SILICON VALLEY HAS AN EMPATHY VACUUM

I think this article does well to highlight the moral dilemmas that exist within the technology industry.
In recent years, it seems that there is a less focus on the consequences of an action than the dollar
amount benefit.  The most-obvious example is fake news manufacturing during this election year.

The 'exposure', laughable term, of fake news manufacturing has severely emphasized
a lack of basic moral fiber.  I recently read another article interviewing a man who ran one of these sites.
He didn't speak about the implications of misleading, deceiving, people or influencing an election with
false reports.  He spoke about the dollar amount that is generated from his site month-to-month: $20k-30k. He
denied any plans of stopping soon.  So, here we have a man who, focusing possibly solely on income, improperly
validates rather than vilifying his work...this is effing brilliant.

Without getting lost in the utter lack of compass of that industry, it does well to highlight an increasing
gap in people satisfying the basic question of "Should I?".  It frustrates me that our world seems to be losing
or has lost a simple check.  We've forgotten, or chosen to overlook, that we directly impact our world with our
actions.  I've heard across multiple industries from friends and acquaintances who have done questionable things
in the name of there work; they would speak about the actions, only sometimes with displeasure.  "Well, it was my job."
"Permitting is promoting", as my former HR department would say.  We need money to live; morality tries to
make us feel bad about it; empathy/morality ignored by individual for sake of survival.

Hopefully, we'll see a return of the conscience;
all we've gotta do is make it look chik and profitable.  I'm holding out hope.