You've famously said "Intent is everything" using the example of somebody crashing your car joyriding vs. crashing your car on the way to get it detailed. Yet conversely, when you bring up pharmaceutical companies and the like, you take the stance of "I don't care if they're motivated by greed, I WANT them motivated by greed, as long as the next awesome drug is produced," which seems to suggest results are more important than intent. Why is it on a micro level, it's one thing, but on a macro level, it's the opposite?
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You've famously said "Intent is everything" using the example of somebody crashing your car joyriding vs. crashing your car on the way to get it detailed. Yet conversely, when you bring up pharmaceutical companies and the like, you take the stance of "I don't care if they're motivated by greed, I WANT them motivated by greed, as long as the next awesome drug is produced," which seems to suggest results are more important than intent. Why is it on a micro level, it's one thing, but on a macro level, it's the opposite?
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