He's the chief architect of this. I hope the ones he's hurt along the way have support.
He’s also the chief architect of one of the most influential companies in the world. How many people has he positively affected?
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That isn't the way the world - or most morality systems - work.
A surgeon who saves a thousand lives doesn't get a pass for the one murder they commit.
If the person who eventually cures cancer also happens to be a rapist, do you remember their name with awe or pity?
The sort of Felicific Calculus practiced by the "Effective" Altruists is a tawdry trick designed to excuse despicable behaviour.
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> How many people has he positively affected?
I honestly don't care. It's not a balance sheet to me.
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What’s the revenue target I need to hit to get a free pass for sanctions avoidance? What other rules, regulations and laws do you think he should be absolved from considering NVIDIAs quarterly profits?
He's no saint, of course. That being said, he is human and he's going through a lot right now. Its easy to dismiss someone's struggle because he's wealthy and powerful, and because it is his own fault, but somewhere buried in this story there is a human person who is suddenly the center of a lot of very negative attention. It is not wrong to hope that he is okay.