RULE 98
Look at the long-term ramifications of what you do for a living
It is no longer safe or responsible or ethical to carry on working without thinking about what we do and the effect it has. I’m not going to question you about what it is you do. That is entirely for you to do. As a writer, I am aware that a lot of good trees could die young because of me. Balanced against that are the positive effects (I hope) of what I write, and people who are employed as a result of the writing. Ah, but I have no control over their working conditions so I’m off the hook there. Or am I?
AS A WRITER I AM AWARETHAT A LOT OF GOODTREES COULD DIE YOUNGBECAUSE OF ME
So, for me it is dead trees, the electricity I use in my office and the pollution caused ...
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