Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Planning Interactive

Opposing the drop in hours proposed in class I thought of a way to one on one sit down with someone and have a conversation. A mock podcast or vlog, where I have guests over my house and we casually unwind and discuss moral dilemmas over a glass of spiked apple cider. This controls the environment from distractions, like a busy hallway and seeing a friend in passing. The topic is, How to justify immoral decisions. What does it take, circumstance wise, for a person to sort through their morals and make a tough decision that may often be the lesser of two evils. When a person is more comfortable I'm assuming they would be more likely to be honest, less concerned with how they will look to others when they make these tough hypothetical choices.

Some questions/scenarios I'm writing:
(Money)

You are a 40 something year old white male with a secure position inside a large company. You are well off and are planning a vacation with your family out of country. You are well liked at work, live less than fifteen minutes away by foot, and have your own office. One day at work, you overhear a group of women complaining about the unfair hours and wages. The next day, you notice that those women are not at work and their work areas are empty of personal items. Upon asking your higher ups, you learn that they were let go but are not given a reason why. A week later, you are approached by your boss. He says that you must fire the women working under you because they are not producing enough work and are costing the company. If you do so, you are looking at a significant pay raise. You doubt you will have your job if you refuse, but can't help but come to the conclusion that these women are being fired for bogus reasons. Do you fire the women and keep your job so you can provide for your family and make sure they never want for anything, or do you stand up for the women in your workplace even if it costs you your financial stability? What if your wife, the love of your life, is terminally ill and needs expensive treatment or there is a likelihood that she may die?


(Money)

You are walking back to your car after a long day at college. Your car is about fifty feet from where you are, but its locked and your keys are in your bag. On your walk you notice a duffel bag stuffed to the brim with what appears to be cash, you can see bills sticking out of the unclosed zipper. Looking around, you see a large man dressed in black walking straight for where the bag is located, but he's about thirty feet away. If you grab the bag and make a run for your car, you think you could make it, even if you have to fish around for your keys. Regardless of what the cash is for, you doubt that its legal. This could mean a big difference for you, an in debt college student surviving off ramen and microwave macaroni. Do you try to steal the possibly already stolen money?

5 comments:

  1. This really reminds me of the concept for Ethical Consumerism, im not sure if youve already touched upon it but i wanted to throw it out there in case it interested you. :)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethical_consumerism

    Theres a section if you scroll down the page about global morality and then a section called "Spending as morality"
    it may relate to what your thinking about

    https://www.ethicaltrade.org/events/how-can-ethical-consumerism-make-difference-workers-rights-and-broader-ethical-issues

    also this last link is a video about how/why ethical consumerism is supposed to work, im not sure how i stumbled onto this but it reminded me of what we are talking about right now. Hope its helpful!

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  2. Jay Leno interviews people on the street.
    funny, good natured, and maybe enlightening for the interviewees.

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  3. Resistance School at Berkeley
    a series of in-person and online lectures designed to take the best Berkeley has to offer and make it available online to progressive organizers who may never have the time or money to attend graduate school.

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