Comments by "MarcosElMalo2" (@MarcosElMalo2) on "Ask Peter: What Are My Thoughts on Environmental Social Governance (ESG)?" video.

  1. Can you give me some examples of a corporation dictating to you the ethics you should be following? Do you mean a company you’ve worked for that expected you to follow company policies? Or perhaps you are a customer and feel that a company is forcing you to comply with their ethical policies. Again, I’d like to hear specific examples. Maybe you feel that a business closed on Sunday is forcing you to comfort to a set of religious beliefs? Maybe you feel that if a company incorporates niche marketing into its overall marketing plan, you (as customer) are being forced to accept and respect the existence of that niche? I’m giving you examples of possible “dictating ethics” that maybe aren’t really “dictating”. But maybe they are. Maybe there is a convincing argument that corporations are forcing us to comply with a set of ethical rules. Maybe you can introduce me to such and argument. I might be missing some angle on all this.
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  2. ⁠​⁠​⁠ @user-ep1ks2pq5r Your all-capping “dictation” is an interesting emphasis. I think it’s directing me to the key issue at hand, but it makes me wonder if we have the same definition of the word. It even makes me wonder if I have a completely incorrect definition. As I see it, there are different levels of “dictation”. (And let’s set aside those definitions that obviously don’t apply, such as someone dictating a letter to a secretary.) I suspect that there is some overlap in these levels. First level would be when someone or something compels by force that you to comply with their system of ethical beliefs. Ultimately, compel by force means (to me) using physical violence if you do not comply. If you do not comply with the laws, the state will use violence to punish you until you do comply. A level below that is the more informal force of social pressure. The threat there is that society will reject you if you do not comply to its dictates. You could lose a job for not conforming. You could lose friends. A level below that is group and peer pressure. You could get thrown out of your group or be ostracized by your peers if you don’t conform to their ethics. The lowest level is dictation without any threat. That’s someone just telling you what to do or how you should live, without any threat or force to back it up. They might tell you to become a vegetarian or to not spit on the sidewalk or to do unto others as you would have them do unto you. They are dictating to you your behavior without any force to back it up (other than the force of their personality, lol). Am I missing something here? Does this cover “DICTATED”? If so, maybe I do understand what you’re saying. You’re saying no one should tell you how to behave, at all. They should not force you to behave, they shouldn’t pressure you to behave, and/or they shouldn’t even suggest how you behave.
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