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I view morality as compatible with karma and karma being as compatible with causality /consequence / outcomes

long-term investments in good faith companies are naturally just the most profitable

short-term gains are just that, they might mess people up now but people get wise, or they get sick and cease to be profitable

so it logically makes sense to bet for the longest future and doing so is synonymous with morality

at least how I've always seen successful religions. I'm not personally religious, though I did attend Catholic school for a bit as a kid and they were a better bet than public school I think

... you also need good faith but not naive. ability to anticipate issues and parasites, and have adequate defenses against those
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MichaelJ 1y ago

Betting for the longest future is not a sufficient qualification of morality in itself, though it is often a worthy end.

One could seek to create the longest future for oneself by questionable means. Would it be moral to pressure an aging parent to forego medical treatment so that the expected inheritance is not spent on drugs and procedures? After all, you have a longer future with that money than the elderly person does.

How do you avoid the "ends justify the means" fallacy in ethical decision-making?

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