> What makes employees there feel good (or at least okay) about doing stuff like this?
A big house, a fast car, more money.
Where else in SV are you going to go anyway? Every company does the same thing.
A big house, a fast car, more money.
Where else in SV are you going to go anyway? Every company does the same thing.
If you value money over other people, it's a great place to work though
"Everyone does it" is as much of a cope as "less bad". You are still covered in shit.
That's like saying mechanical engineers can only work at Raytheon or Lockheed Martin. Or biotech people can only work at Purdue Pharma.
There are companies in SV who are making products for actual users. Just look outside adtech.