> he wants to be a part of something larger than himself
In fact, you too are part of something larger than yourself and as you work you make decisions that affect it (us) whether or not you think about it. Ignoring an ethical quandary isn't the same as escaping it.
So what ethical stance are you saying you take? You identify as "amoral" and seem to use that to mean "simply self-interested", where self-interest involves doing a craft you enjoy. But then you say there are jobs you wouldn't take for reasons external to the technology. cgag's question is a good one, and I think the contradiction there points to a flaw in the approach of starting out by thinking you can avoid ethical choices. Since you can't really, the only result will be that you make them without thinking them through.
In fact, you too are part of something larger than yourself and as you work you make decisions that affect it (us) whether or not you think about it. Ignoring an ethical quandary isn't the same as escaping it.
So what ethical stance are you saying you take? You identify as "amoral" and seem to use that to mean "simply self-interested", where self-interest involves doing a craft you enjoy. But then you say there are jobs you wouldn't take for reasons external to the technology. cgag's question is a good one, and I think the contradiction there points to a flaw in the approach of starting out by thinking you can avoid ethical choices. Since you can't really, the only result will be that you make them without thinking them through.