This sounds about as effective as medical ethics codes: > Listen up, this will be on the test.
This sounds about as effective as medical ethics codes: > Listen up, this will be on the test. You need to help patients, not hurt them. You need to be responsible. Try to avoid being irresponsible. Try to act professionally, and to be a positive asset to society. Don't abuse nurses. If someone asks you do to something unethical, tell them you won't. Did I mention you need to help patients, and not hurt them? > If reading that paragraph seemed like a waste of your time, imagine how I feel after attending the three hour lecture version. That's from Against medical ethics [1], an early post by psychologist Scott Alexander, who has since started writing at http://slatestarcodex.com/ People writing this sort of software either don't think they're causing harm, or they rationalize it. If the writer of malicious or deceptive software doesn't realize they're doing harm, no programming ethics course will help. The same is true if they rationalize their behavior with reasoning like, "If someone is dumb enough to get this spyware, they shouldn't be online." or "If I stopped doing this job, someone else would take my place tomorrow." I'm not sure what the best solution is, but ethics codes seem like a complete waste of time. 1. http://squid314.livejournal.com/285785.html
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- > And if each of your clients is in the Healthcare industry and dealing with end-user medical data?
- They already got many many billions.
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- Yep, the loudest people get the most help.
- The real root issue, is that we drastically underfund rehabilitation.
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Historically we've seen capitalism be a good thing.
> And if each of your clients is in the Healthcare industry and dealing with end-user medical data?
They already got many many billions.
It is generally believed that the trip is part of the mechanism for healing Interestingly, you can have trips without psychedelics, like...
Yep, the loudest people get the most help.
The real root issue, is that we drastically underfund rehabilitation.
There's also simply no good solution for people with mental health issues.
Cravings can be an incredibly helpful indicator that you have an unmet need.
This sounds about as effective as medical ethics codes: > Listen up, this will be on the test.
This sounds about as effective as medical ethics codes: > Listen up, this will be on the test. You need to help patients, not hurt them. You need to be responsible. Try to avoid being irresponsible. Try to act professionally, and to be a positive asset to society. Don't abuse nurses. If someone asks you do to something unethical, tell them you won't. Did I mention you need to help patients, and not hurt them? > If reading that paragraph seemed like a waste of your time, imagine how I feel after attending the three hour lecture version. That's from Against medical ethics [1], an early post by psychologist Scott Alexander, who has since started writing at http://slatestarcodex.com/ People writing this sort of software either don't think they're causing harm, or they rationalize it. If the writer of malicious or deceptive software doesn't realize they're doing harm, no programming ethics course will help. The same is true if they rationalize their behavior with reasoning like, "If someone is dumb enough to get this spyware, they shouldn't be online." or "If I stopped doing this job, someone else would take my place tomorrow." I'm not sure what the best solution is, but ethics codes seem like a complete waste of time. 1. http://squid314.livejournal.com/285785.html
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