I would still ask a new grad the question, and maybe I would put more weight on the answer if they had made it to a senior role.
>It just seems wrong to cause trouble to others because they may have had this only chance to join the elite FAANG crowd and now they pay for it because of people with your line of thinking.
I have never worked at FAANG and I don't intend to, to be honest. I did pass on an offer at A, earlier in my career.
>I have even met so many people with years of experience that are on the outside of the FAANG wall looking in with jealousy and longing.
Well, if they ever get in and show up in my interview panel, they should be prepared for a softball ethics question. That seems like a small price to pay, tbh