That’s pretty much the defining argument from The Good Place. The world is so complicated now that it’s nearly impossible to be fully moral. The only thing you can really do is to do what good you can and try to be better today than you were yesterday.
Problem is that people who make the argument that the person you replied to make are usually the type to use that philosophy as an all inclusive excuse to not even try, but just continue doing what they’re doing and feel ethically justified doing it.
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That’s pretty much the defining argument from The Good Place. The world is so complicated now that it’s nearly impossible to be fully moral. The only thing you can really do is to do what good you can and try to be better today than you were yesterday.
The other thing you can do is reduce consumption. However you can, to whatever extent you can
Problem is that people who make the argument that the person you replied to make are usually the type to use that philosophy as an all inclusive excuse to not even try, but just continue doing what they’re doing and feel ethically justified doing it.
You’re right that the world is shades of gray, and not black and white
But in this case Reddit is a separated entity that you can just avoid to not support.
Your excuse makes sense when it’s vital services that are intertwined with other vital services that you have to use.
There are alternatives to Reddit.