I'll share a disturbing anecdote about one of the largest and most influential software companies in the world, based in the Bay Area, and I'll leave it to you to guess which one. I know of several people who work there who are ranked very highly and are paid extremely well, who have told me personally that the work they do there is terrible for the users (i.e. it's exploitative) and terrible for the internet (it interferes with open standards and access). But it also creates profits for the company. The individuals feel that it just pays too well, and for that reason, they could never voice their true feelings inside the company, and neither could their colleagues. It would mean giving up humungous paychecks. Inside the company, it's like the Emperor's New Clothes. Everyone pretends that they are making the world a better place, when they know without a doubt that in fact, they are making the world a worse place. They are not bad people. This company is filled with people who are making that silent tradeoff every single day.