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    1. One final note we’d like to make here is that, as we said before, we can use ethics frameworks as tools to help us see into situations. But just because we use an ethics framework to look at a situation doesn’t mean that we will come out with a morally good conclusion.

      I feel like this statement in itself is a little contradictory to what this entire chapter is about. We've learned about multiple different kinds of ethical frameworks there are, which in turn means that we've learned that what might be morally right and wrong differs for everyone. Nihilism in itself rejects the existence of morally good conclusions, so how can we say that just because we use an ethical framework to look at a situation, doesn't mean we will come out with a morally good conclusion, when everyone's definition of a "morally good conclusion" differs? I initially agreed with the statement, but upon further processing, I think it'd be much harder to firmly decide a situation to be a morally bad conclusion since the opinion can fluctuate depending on who you ask and where. It doesn't make much of a difference to consider someone's ethical framework if it differs from our own if we're still going to make a definitive conclusion that their situation is morally bad from our own framework.

    1. How do you think about the relationship between social media and “real life”?

      In contrast to how people are saying "social media isn't real life," I think that people tend to be a more exaggerated version of themselves when engaging online. I think this might be because they don't feel an immediate consequence for poor or extreme behavior alongside the fact that it's very easy to just say whatever you want and click post. It's easy to post impulsive thoughts and not think about how others would react, especially when you're not physically seeing any effects in your real life. So in a way, I think that social media is a part of our real life, but in a much more exaggerated way now that social pressure is generally lightened.

    1. What do you think is the responsibility of tech workers to think through the ethical implications of what they are making? Why do you think the people who Kumail talked with didn’t have answers to his questions?

      Once we're in a certain headspace (especially if it's related to something we're really excited about), we can overlook even the simplest things. However, it should be our responsibility to seek outside perspectives and test other reactions to our inventions/creations in order to gain new perspectives and make sure that our products are ready for introduction. I think this might have been the issue that occurred when the people Kumail talked with didn't have answers to his questions. They didn't think to seek feedback on their new products which led to a narrow concept.