I don't have kids. I'm not sure it would make a difference if I did though.
Keep in mind that my reasoning that jobs I would have previously considered unethical (because I thought they made the world a worse place in general) would maybe be acceptable to take is based on the observation that whenever we actually accomplish making such jobs illegal or at least regulate them to mitigate the harm a few years later people elect representatives that reverse those protections.
After enough cycles of that it is hard to avoid concluding that voters are nowhere near figuring out that they should stop electing those people. And its only getting worse due to people getting more and more of their information from less and less reliable sources.
If I had kids then my planning would be based on the idea they are growing up in a world where there will be lots of businesses doing things that will destabilize the economy or lead to recessions or depressions, lots of people pushing questionable investments and questionable health products, even lots of outright scams, and no realistic prospects that government will do anything to curb that.
The kids would have the best chance if I taught them how to avoid personally falling for those things and left them enough wealth that they will have an easier time getting through the recessions/depressions.
Keep in mind that my reasoning that jobs I would have previously considered unethical (because I thought they made the world a worse place in general) would maybe be acceptable to take is based on the observation that whenever we actually accomplish making such jobs illegal or at least regulate them to mitigate the harm a few years later people elect representatives that reverse those protections.
After enough cycles of that it is hard to avoid concluding that voters are nowhere near figuring out that they should stop electing those people. And its only getting worse due to people getting more and more of their information from less and less reliable sources.
If I had kids then my planning would be based on the idea they are growing up in a world where there will be lots of businesses doing things that will destabilize the economy or lead to recessions or depressions, lots of people pushing questionable investments and questionable health products, even lots of outright scams, and no realistic prospects that government will do anything to curb that.
The kids would have the best chance if I taught them how to avoid personally falling for those things and left them enough wealth that they will have an easier time getting through the recessions/depressions.