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Why Being a Good Person in a Broken System Makes You the Villain

Bereichsethiken im interdisziplinären Dialog

Matthias Maring

We’ve been sold a lie: that personal ethics can fix the world. But a groundbreaking book, *Bereichsethiken im interdisziplinären Dialog* (Domain Ethics in Interdisciplinary Dialogue), edited by Matthias Maring from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, reveals the brutal truth. When ethics gets sliced into tiny specialties—like tech ethics, medical ethics, or environmental ethics—it doesn’t solve problems; it masks systemic collapse. Imagine a doctor torn between saving your life, cutting costs for insurance, and generating profit for the hospital. Or a CEO who wants to be sustainable but gets bankrupted by competitors who pollute for free. This video dives into the hidden rules that punish moral individuals and reward ruthless systems. You’ll learn how algorithms steal your moral choices, why greenwashing is a weapon of power, and how to build a new ethical framework that actually works. Based on insights from scholars like Armin Grunwald, Christoph Hubig, and Julian Müller, this is a wake-up call for anyone who’s ever felt powerless in a system that seems to reward the worst. Stop blaming yourself—start fixing the game.