#ethically — Public Fediverse posts

@thestrangelet

I think they exist, but they are tiny, not numerous, and widely dispersed. If you happen to find a #nonprofit or #QUANGO or co-operative that needs tech assistance, I think you could have a good chance of finding your skills put to use #ethically, possibly even helping make other peoples' lives better.

The #income is not going to be in the same league with working for Big Tech's extraction machines and misery production lines, though.

I used to do independent consulting for many years, before being lured back into an employee role for the last 4-5 years (spread across 2 companies/periods) before I was laid off, just before the "AI" boom kicked off in earnest. I would love to get back into that, even short-term engagements helping tiny orgs and sole proprietorships who happen to be doing things that meet my ethical standards. I haven't had much luck finding anything.

My industry used to make things, things that people wanted, things that people used for work, for commerce, for fun, for joy. Now it seems the only things that pay are rent-extraction, people-exploitation, and financial scams like gambling and "innovative financial product".

Sorry I can't be more positive about this. How about this: I've been #volunteering with my local Repair Cafe for ~6 months, and after each one of those I feel I have accomplished more good than in my last 5 years of paid work.

#RepairCafe #lament #IT #software #CoOp #BigTech #AI #LLM

@thestrangelet

I think they exist, but they are tiny, not numerous, and widely dispersed. If you happen to find a #nonprofit or #QUANGO or co-operative that needs tech assistance, I think you could have a good chance of finding your skills put to use #ethically, possibly even helping make other peoples' lives better.

The #income is not going to be in the same league with working for Big Tech's extraction machines and misery production lines, though.

I used to do independent consulting for many years, before being lured back into an employee role for the last 4-5 years (spread across 2 companies/periods) before I was laid off, just before the "AI" boom kicked off in earnest. I would love to get back into that, even short-term engagements helping tiny orgs and sole proprietorships who happen to be doing things that meet my ethical standards. I haven't had much luck finding anything.

My industry used to make things, things that people wanted, things that people used for work, for commerce, for fun, for joy. Now it seems the only things that pay are rent-extraction, people-exploitation, and financial scams like gambling and "innovative financial product".

Sorry I can't be more positive about this. How about this: I've been #volunteering with my local Repair Cafe for ~6 months, and after each one of those I feel I have accomplished more good than in my last 5 years of paid work.

#RepairCafe #lament #IT #software #CoOp #BigTech #AI #LLM

@thestrangelet

I think they exist, but they are tiny, not numerous, and widely dispersed. If you happen to find a #nonprofit or #QUANGO or co-operative that needs tech assistance, I think you could have a good chance of finding your skills put to use #ethically, possibly even helping make other peoples' lives better.

The #income is not going to be in the same league with working for Big Tech's extraction machines and misery production lines, though.

I used to do independent consulting for many years, before being lured back into an employee role for the last 4-5 years (spread across 2 companies/periods) before I was laid off, just before the "AI" boom kicked off in earnest. I would love to get back into that, even short-term engagements helping tiny orgs and sole proprietorships who happen to be doing things that meet my ethical standards. I haven't had much luck finding anything.

My industry used to make things, things that people wanted, things that people used for work, for commerce, for fun, for joy. Now it seems the only things that pay are rent-extraction, people-exploitation, and financial scams like gambling and "innovative financial product".

Sorry I can't be more positive about this. How about this: I've been #volunteering with my local Repair Cafe for ~6 months, and after each one of those I feel I have accomplished more good than in my last 5 years of paid work.

#RepairCafe #lament #IT #software #CoOp #BigTech #AI #LLM

@thestrangelet

I think they exist, but they are tiny, not numerous, and widely dispersed. If you happen to find a #nonprofit or #QUANGO or co-operative that needs tech assistance, I think you could have a good chance of finding your skills put to use #ethically, possibly even helping make other peoples' lives better.

The #income is not going to be in the same league with working for Big Tech's extraction machines and misery production lines, though.

I used to do independent consulting for many years, before being lured back into an employee role for the last 4-5 years (spread across 2 companies/periods) before I was laid off, just before the "AI" boom kicked off in earnest. I would love to get back into that, even short-term engagements helping tiny orgs and sole proprietorships who happen to be doing things that meet my ethical standards. I haven't had much luck finding anything.

My industry used to make things, things that people wanted, things that people used for work, for commerce, for fun, for joy. Now it seems the only things that pay are rent-extraction, people-exploitation, and financial scams like gambling and "innovative financial product".

Sorry I can't be more positive about this. How about this: I've been #volunteering with my local Repair Cafe for ~6 months, and after each one of those I feel I have accomplished more good than in my last 5 years of paid work.

#RepairCafe #lament #IT #software #CoOp #BigTech #AI #LLM

@thestrangelet

I think they exist, but they are tiny, not numerous, and widely dispersed. If you happen to find a #nonprofit or #QUANGO or co-operative that needs tech assistance, I think you could have a good chance of finding your skills put to use #ethically, possibly even helping make other peoples' lives better.

The #income is not going to be in the same league with working for Big Tech's extraction machines and misery production lines, though.

I used to do independent consulting for many years, before being lured back into an employee role for the last 4-5 years (spread across 2 companies/periods) before I was laid off, just before the "AI" boom kicked off in earnest. I would love to get back into that, even short-term engagements helping tiny orgs and sole proprietorships who happen to be doing things that meet my ethical standards. I haven't had much luck finding anything.

My industry used to make things, things that people wanted, things that people used for work, for commerce, for fun, for joy. Now it seems the only things that pay are rent-extraction, people-exploitation, and financial scams like gambling and "innovative financial product".

Sorry I can't be more positive about this. How about this: I've been #volunteering with my local Repair Cafe for ~6 months, and after each one of those I feel I have accomplished more good than in my last 5 years of paid work.

#RepairCafe #lament #IT #software #CoOp #BigTech #AI #LLM

#Academic #journal #publishing urgently needs #reform. Why? The system is #ethically #flawed. The Journal of Scholarly Publishing explains: https://utppublishing.com/doi/10.3138/jsp-2025-0047.

#Academic #journal #publishing urgently needs #reform. Why? The system is #ethically #flawed. The Journal of Scholarly Publishing explains: https://utppublishing.com/doi/10.3138/jsp-2025-0047.

#Academic #journal #publishing urgently needs #reform. Why? The system is #ethically #flawed. The Journal of Scholarly Publishing explains: https://utppublishing.com/doi/10.3138/jsp-2025-0047.

#Academic #journal #publishing urgently needs #reform. Why? The system is #ethically #flawed. The Journal of Scholarly Publishing explains: https://utppublishing.com/doi/10.3138/jsp-2025-0047.

#Academic #journal #publishing urgently needs #reform. Why? The system is #ethically #flawed. The Journal of Scholarly Publishing explains: https://utppublishing.com/doi/10.3138/jsp-2025-0047.

#Companies are always #complicit in #exploitation in general though ofc so it's #ethically good to do with all companies

#Foraging is an age-old practice that has seen a resurgence in recent years, as more people seek to connect with nature and explore the culinary treasures that the wild has to offer. Foraging #ethically is #sustainable and can stretch your grocery budget.

https://www.recipesandroots.ca/foraging/7-foraging-guidebooks #foodhistory #books #readinglist

#Foraging is an age-old practice that has seen a resurgence in recent years, as more people seek to connect with nature and explore the culinary treasures that the wild has to offer. Foraging #ethically is #sustainable and can stretch your grocery budget.

https://www.recipesandroots.ca/foraging/7-foraging-guidebooks #foodhistory #books #readinglist

#SupremeCourt #Ethics:
@lastweektonight
(HBO)
#JohnOliver discusses the Supreme Court, the #ethically questionable gifts some of the #justices receive, and an offer for #ClarenceThomas that could ruin John’s life. Genuinely. You’ll see.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GE-VJrdHMug

#SupremeCourt #Ethics:
@lastweektonight
(HBO)
#JohnOliver discusses the Supreme Court, the #ethically questionable gifts some of the #justices receive, and an offer for #ClarenceThomas that could ruin John’s life. Genuinely. You’ll see.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GE-VJrdHMug

#SupremeCourt #Ethics:
@lastweektonight
(HBO)
#JohnOliver discusses the Supreme Court, the #ethically questionable gifts some of the #justices receive, and an offer for #ClarenceThomas that could ruin John’s life. Genuinely. You’ll see.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GE-VJrdHMug

#SupremeCourt #Ethics:
@lastweektonight
(HBO)
#JohnOliver discusses the Supreme Court, the #ethically questionable gifts some of the #justices receive, and an offer for #ClarenceThomas that could ruin John’s life. Genuinely. You’ll see.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GE-VJrdHMug

#SupremeCourt #Ethics:
@lastweektonight
(HBO)
#JohnOliver discusses the Supreme Court, the #ethically questionable gifts some of the #justices receive, and an offer for #ClarenceThomas that could ruin John’s life. Genuinely. You’ll see.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GE-VJrdHMug

#ATL #Prosecutor #FaniTWillis affair with married #SpecialProsecutor #Wade she hired to handle #Trump #RICO case is #ethically questionable, and will potentially unravel complex #2020election case with multiple defendants over prosecutorial ethical & #financial improprieties

https://wapo.st/494j1IF

#ATL #Prosecutor #FaniTWillis affair with married #SpecialProsecutor #Wade she hired to handle #Trump #RICO case is #ethically questionable, and will potentially unravel complex #2020election case with multiple defendants over prosecutorial ethical & #financial improprieties

https://wapo.st/494j1IF

#ATL #Prosecutor #FaniTWillis affair with married #SpecialProsecutor #Wade she hired to handle #Trump #RICO case is #ethically questionable, and will potentially unravel complex #2020election case with multiple defendants over prosecutorial ethical & #financial improprieties

https://wapo.st/494j1IF

“All of us are profoundly shaped by the past, for good & for ill, & the #Smithsonian — like so many other #museums & #universities — is grappling w/a legacy once deemed acceptable but that is so clearly #ethically wrong today.

“The Post’s recent coverage regarding the human remains still housed in our collections is certainly illustrative of the Smithsonian’s darkest #history. This is our inheritance, & we accept the #responsibility to address these wrongs to the fullest extent possible.

“All of us are profoundly shaped by the past, for good & for ill, & the #Smithsonian — like so many other #museums & #universities — is grappling w/a legacy once deemed acceptable but that is so clearly #ethically wrong today.

“The Post’s recent coverage regarding the human remains still housed in our collections is certainly illustrative of the Smithsonian’s darkest #history. This is our inheritance, & we accept the #responsibility to address these wrongs to the fullest extent possible.

“All of us are profoundly shaped by the past, for good & for ill, & the #Smithsonian — like so many other #museums & #universities — is grappling w/a legacy once deemed acceptable but that is so clearly #ethically wrong today.

“The Post’s recent coverage regarding the human remains still housed in our collections is certainly illustrative of the Smithsonian’s darkest #history. This is our inheritance, & we accept the #responsibility to address these wrongs to the fullest extent possible.

“All of us are profoundly shaped by the past, for good & for ill, & the #Smithsonian — like so many other #museums & #universities — is grappling w/a legacy once deemed acceptable but that is so clearly #ethically wrong today.

“The Post’s recent coverage regarding the human remains still housed in our collections is certainly illustrative of the Smithsonian’s darkest #history. This is our inheritance, & we accept the #responsibility to address these wrongs to the fullest extent possible.

“All of us are profoundly shaped by the past, for good & for ill, & the #Smithsonian — like so many other #museums & #universities — is grappling w/a legacy once deemed acceptable but that is so clearly #ethically wrong today.

“The Post’s recent coverage regarding the human remains still housed in our collections is certainly illustrative of the Smithsonian’s darkest #history. This is our inheritance, & we accept the #responsibility to address these wrongs to the fullest extent possible.

‘Judeo-Christian’ roots will ensure U.S. #military #AI is used #ethically general says #wtf
#judeochristian #ethics #christian

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/07/22/air-force-general-ai-judeochristian/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_homepage

‘Judeo-Christian’ roots will ensure U.S. #military #AI is used #ethically general says #wtf
#judeochristian #ethics #christian

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/07/22/air-force-general-ai-judeochristian/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_homepage

‘Judeo-Christian’ roots will ensure U.S. #military #AI is used #ethically general says #wtf
#judeochristian #ethics #christian

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/07/22/air-force-general-ai-judeochristian/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_homepage

‘Judeo-Christian’ roots will ensure U.S. #military #AI is used #ethically general says #wtf
#judeochristian #ethics #christian

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/07/22/air-force-general-ai-judeochristian/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_homepage

‘Judeo-Christian’ roots will ensure U.S. #military #AI is used #ethically general says #wtf
#judeochristian #ethics #christian

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/07/22/air-force-general-ai-judeochristian/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_homepage

@rikefranke we have been trying to get rid of them (hereditary peers) without success to date 🇬🇧 Fully #autonomous #weaponsystems certainly concern me. #AI should be applied #responsibly and #ethically.

@rikefranke we have been trying to get rid of them (hereditary peers) without success to date 🇬🇧 Fully #autonomous #weaponsystems certainly concern me. #AI should be applied #responsibly and #ethically.

@rikefranke we have been trying to get rid of them (hereditary peers) without success to date 🇬🇧 Fully #autonomous #weaponsystems certainly concern me. #AI should be applied #responsibly and #ethically.

@rikefranke we have been trying to get rid of them (hereditary peers) without success to date 🇬🇧 Fully #autonomous #weaponsystems certainly concern me. #AI should be applied #responsibly and #ethically.

@rikefranke we have been trying to get rid of them (hereditary peers) without success to date 🇬🇧 Fully #autonomous #weaponsystems certainly concern me. #AI should be applied #responsibly and #ethically.

"Does #anyone else constantly #feel like they should be doing #something but #everything you try to do just feels wrong? Like this urge to not just take another nap or be on your phone but every time you even think of taking a step to do something else it feels so wholly wrong."

"#indoctrination of the "#slave life" under #capitalism since #education ever had an impact on our #brains and #learning capacities made it this way, if each #choice you make is in #defiance of #capitalism/ #fascism then you are doing the right thing #morally and #ethically and you shouldn't feel bad for saying "no" to your #oppressors!" :antifa_100:

https://www.tumblr.com/nandomando/718323133647601664?source=share

"Does #anyone else constantly #feel like they should be doing #something but #everything you try to do just feels wrong? Like this urge to not just take another nap or be on your phone but every time you even think of taking a step to do something else it feels so wholly wrong."

"#indoctrination of the "#slave life" under #capitalism since #education ever had an impact on our #brains and #learning capacities made it this way, if each #choice you make is in #defiance of #capitalism/ #fascism then you are doing the right thing #morally and #ethically and you shouldn't feel bad for saying "no" to your #oppressors!" :antifa_100:

https://www.tumblr.com/nandomando/718323133647601664?source=share

"Does #anyone else constantly #feel like they should be doing #something but #everything you try to do just feels wrong? Like this urge to not just take another nap or be on your phone but every time you even think of taking a step to do something else it feels so wholly wrong."

"#indoctrination of the "#slave life" under #capitalism since #education ever had an impact on our #brains and #learning capacities made it this way, if each #choice you make is in #defiance of #capitalism/ #fascism then you are doing the right thing #morally and #ethically and you shouldn't feel bad for saying "no" to your #oppressors!" :antifa_100:

https://www.tumblr.com/nandomando/718323133647601664?source=share

"Does #anyone else constantly #feel like they should be doing #something but #everything you try to do just feels wrong? Like this urge to not just take another nap or be on your phone but every time you even think of taking a step to do something else it feels so wholly wrong."

"#indoctrination of the "#slave life" under #capitalism since #education ever had an impact on our #brains and #learning capacities made it this way, if each #choice you make is in #defiance of #capitalism/ #fascism then you are doing the right thing #morally and #ethically and you shouldn't feel bad for saying "no" to your #oppressors!" :antifa_100:

https://www.tumblr.com/nandomando/718323133647601664?source=share

"Does #anyone else constantly #feel like they should be doing #something but #everything you try to do just feels wrong? Like this urge to not just take another nap or be on your phone but every time you even think of taking a step to do something else it feels so wholly wrong."

"#indoctrination of the "#slave life" under #capitalism since #education ever had an impact on our #brains and #learning capacities made it this way, if each #choice you make is in #defiance of #capitalism/ #fascism then you are doing the right thing #morally and #ethically and you shouldn't feel bad for saying "no" to your #oppressors!" :antifa_100:

https://www.tumblr.com/nandomando/718323133647601664?source=share

#Embryo risk screening could lower the odds of #illnesses ranging from #depression to #diabetes. Can it be #ethically done?
https://aeon.co/essays/embryo-risk-screening-is-already-here-what-are-the-ethical-risks?utm_source=rss-feed

#Embryo risk screening could lower the odds of #illnesses ranging from #depression to #diabetes. Can it be #ethically done?
https://aeon.co/essays/embryo-risk-screening-is-already-here-what-are-the-ethical-risks?utm_source=rss-feed

#Embryo risk screening could lower the odds of #illnesses ranging from #depression to #diabetes. Can it be #ethically done?
https://aeon.co/essays/embryo-risk-screening-is-already-here-what-are-the-ethical-risks?utm_source=rss-feed