“Do good” vs “Do no harm”
In which I compare the pledges “to do good” and “to do no harm” and why one is much worse than the other. Open to see the shade.
Language is extremely fluid, but as quarantine drags on I find myself wanting to use it more precisely—especially since physical contact with others is few and far between. Lately I’ve been thinking about the difference between “do good” and “do no harm”, both of which are goals for certain fields. On the surface, they seem to accomplish the same positive morale. As I dive deeper, they start to diverge. Consequences Consequences come as the result of any action. We allow for some margin of error in most things because no actions can be performed in a closed system, and therefore...