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This just moves the definition into the definition of "harm against other people, animals and the planet"

> But for us, ethical means moving in the direction of least possible harm against other people, animals and the planet.

Something that benefits humans is usually not good for the planet or for animals :-) It basically means nothing and everything.

The most basic ethical thing to do is simply being nice. Is that a popular thing on HN? :)

Is it nice to return to your neighbor his sword you borrowed when you know he is very angry with another person and wants to kill them?

Wait, you’ve borrowed the sword to peel off some gigantic potatoes right? That’s nice!

nah, I used it to untie the gordian knot oops... spoiler

That's a useless definition when it comes to software and software services.

It's easy to think of good arguments for Twitter being ethical and unethical.