Ask HN: Have you not accepted or left a job because it was immoral?
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dataviz1000
“A man has not everything to do, but something; and because he cannot do everything, it is not necessary that he should do something wrong.” [0]
Not only is there no reward, nor can you ever expect a reward, for doing the right thing, it also often comes at a personal cost.
[0] https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Civil_Disobedience_%28Thoreau%29
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44264754
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