• kreskin@lemmy.world
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    3 hours ago

    what if the writer was forced to write it to keep his job along with his family’s access to food, shelter, and healthcare?

    You cant compare existential harm with a direct and tangible one. If the author is in dire straits and writing under duress, let him voice that in his own defense when he is called to account. But preemptively forgiving bad behavior on a remote “maybe” is a recipe for the end of civilization.