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  Ethics of Mining the Mind by A. Yakorev (2021) You won't find much about the internet and gadget addiction on the web for obvious reasons as techno giants, who get you hooked, control this space. As gadgets become more sophisticated and user friendly, they form a gateway to a virtual reality that lures us away from daily problems and challenges to the Matrix that mines our attention, emotions, forms cravings and breeds division. Lastly, there' s too much talk online about AI ethics while this problem right under our nose gets no attention, wait, it is the attention that could be monetized this huge unruly industry is after anyway. Sceptics say that addictions are formed and sustained because they are perfect to keep someone's mind in check. "Addiction is NOT a lack of willpower or a moral failing. It’s compulsive, out of control feel-good-now-but-pay-for-it-later behavior that destroys lives, careers, and marriages. Its victims suffer greatly, leaving them feeling e...

  Karma and Ethics by A. Yakorev (2021) We all use the word 'karma' admitting things catch up with us for something we did. We are quite aware of the practicality of its two aspects: causality and justice (will leave out rebirth for now). The word कर्मण or "karman" (work) has been interpreted and defined by various Indian philosophers in a multitude of ways. What's clear is that causality - actions have effect and Ethics - good karma(actions) leads to merit (punya( पुण्य) which respectively produces good results and the other way around. The law of cause and effect has already been proven to exist in the physical world. Matter and energy are perceived as interchangeable, i.e. the law works in the realm of thought/emotion as well as in our physical  world. To simplify it further - Newton's third Law: every action has an equal and opposite reaction, hence whatever you do to someone circles back to you. Or the law of energy: energy is indestructible, it converts...

  The Ugly Face of Business Ethic$ by A. Yakorev (2022) November 15, 2022 The collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX shocked the investors "after FTX filed for bankruptcy protection Friday, leaving his investors and customers feeling duped". As questions are being raised about the role of regulators like SEC, business ethics professors suggest we look in the opposite direction. I wrote before that an overwhelming majority of ethicists had embraced ESG and DEI because it gave them a fresh mini-god to extend their relevance by joining the murky movement of climate and employee activism. This mutation was destined to lead to some revelations about the real nature of this symbiotic relationship, questionable, at best, in nature. Today, one of the active proponents of the leftist movement Prof Guido Palazzo, whose tag line says: "Professor of business ethics. Passionate about the dark side of the force. I am here to fight the good fight. Sometimes cynical, always hopef...