Everyone has agency. “Just following orders” is not an excuse.
If someone asks you to implement something that crosses an ethical line for you, you ALWAYS have the agency to refuse. It’s hard, but it’s critical that we never give away our own agency and control of our own actions.
You may not be able to stop an implementation from going forward, but you ALWAYS have the ability to not contribute to such an implementation.
Everyone has agency. “Just following orders” is not an excuse.
If someone asks you to implement something that crosses an ethical line for you, you ALWAYS have the agency to refuse. It’s hard, but it’s critical that we never give away our own agency and control of our own actions.
You may not be able to stop an implementation from going forward, but you ALWAYS have the ability to not contribute to such an implementation.