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Ethics of Luigi (lemmy.today)

submitted 1 week ago by blaggle42@lemmy.today to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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I'm wondering about the Luigi line.

Post Trump, it seems as if there is no justice for the rich besides vigilante justice.

Would any of the below qualify for a Luigi? Where is the line? I find the cognitive ethical dissonance of Luigi disconcerting.

The following list is very dark, and super cynical - I apologize in advance.

A pharma company has found a cure for cancer, but suppresses it to make money on treatment. Causing innumerable deaths.

A pharma company has found a cure for Alzheimer's - but suppresses it. Causing suffering.

A pharma company knows a drug treatment is ineffective for some major illness, but pushes it anyway, suppressing other research. Causing suffering.

A pharma company pushes a drug known to cause massive dependence, with insignificant benefit. Causing suffering.

A car company knows an airbag is defective, and does not fix it. Causing thousands of deaths.

An airplane manufacturer creates an airplane with faulty construction, knowingly, and thousands die.

A manufacturing company pollutes a town's water, causing birth defects, general sickness.

This list could go on forever of course. But where is the line post Luigi, post Trump non-trial. What makes one CEO at risk, and another not?

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[–] JDPoZ@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Buddy… I’ve got some bad news for you… almost none of these scenarios are hypothetical. They have already happened. In case you aren’t aware…

A pharma company has found a cure for cancer, but suppresses it to make money on treatment. Causing innumerable deaths.

I don’t know about a “cure” for cancer, but pre-Obamacare, depending on your luck with maintaining health insurance payments, you could be denied coverage altogether… and with Trump saying they’re going to get rid of Obamacare this time around (no McCain to save it this time), this probably will start happening again.

A pharma company has found a cure for Alzheimer's - but suppresses it. Causing suffering.

Unless there’s a profit motive, they wouldn’t suppress it… they’d just make it so it was really expensive, or drawn out over a long time… otherwise see above.

A pharma company knows a drug treatment is ineffective for some major illness, but pushes it anyway, suppressing other research. Causing suffering.

See the set of podcast episodes of Behind the Bastards covering the “Vioxx” drug scandal - which likely killed more Americans than the entire Vietnam War.

A pharma company pushes a drug known to cause massive dependence, with insignificant benefit. Causing suffering.

See above.

A car company knows an airbag is defective, and does not fix it. Causing thousands of deaths.

Airbag company based in Tennessee tried to refuse ordered full scale recall of their faulty inflators

An airplane manufacturer creates an airplane with faulty construction, knowingly, and thousands die.

Literally Boeing right now.

A manufacturing company pollutes a town's water, causing birth defects, general sickness.

Literally the plot of Erin Brockovich, which itself was about the real life events caused by a chemical company dumping shit nearby… also Dark Waters.

They already do almost ALL OF THIS.