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I talked to a guy who had a master's degree in philosophy. He told me he worked for an investment firm.
Me: What do you do there, convince investment bankers not to kill themselves?
Him: Yeah, pretty much.
Me: ๐ณ
So there is a way to use your philosophy degree for evil.
In this case, chaotic neutral i think.
Lawful evil
I'd think it'd be more ethical to do the exact opposite.
But then who would pay you
๐
I think we could crowd fund something...
Sometimes there is great value in a job done poorly.
I have a masters in philosophy.
I work in IT security and compliance. I'm getting promoted way faster than most of my peers who have masters in technology... because they are really bad at understanding new concepts and ideals and how to apply them. Their mental flexibility is limited.