Money vs Morality

This cluster debates whether profit and financial gain trump personal or business ethics and morals, with discussions on how money often overrides moral obligations in capitalism and individual choices.

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Sample Comments

augustt Aug 27, 2020 View on HN

Morality and wanting money aren't mutually exclusive - see also: minimum wage.

throwaway32 Aug 31, 2011 View on HN

"That's just their business model." is not a valid excuse from moral obligations.

autophil Sep 27, 2012 View on HN

Hey, money is more important than ethics or morals to some people. You got a problem with that?

myoung8 Dec 31, 2007 View on HN

Why have morals when you can make money instead?

junon Nov 8, 2021 View on HN

For some people, money doesn't trump morality.

cardosof Aug 27, 2021 View on HN

Wasn't morality about consequences or motives of actions and not arbitrary quantities of cash?

make3 Dec 5, 2023 View on HN

profit is not the only morality

tristanb Jul 17, 2024 View on HN

Its a shame that money seems to be valued more than morals.

the_duke Aug 27, 2019 View on HN

Money will always trump morals for a sufficiently large amount of people. (no pun intended)

lm28469 Nov 17, 2022 View on HN

Some people still hold moral above money.