Episode 319: What Makes Someone a Bad Person?

• Scenario 1: 

• Latissue went to all the stores within a 15 miles radius of her home to purchase all the toilet paper in stock at those stores. Does this make Latissue a bad person?                             

• Scenario 2:  

• Haideh is a politician who was very successful in her personal life. She amassed a huge following on every social media platform, where her followers support her vocally wherever they go. She recently lost her second run for office and claimed that the elections were plagued by fraud. She then told her supporters to “fight like hell” and “never give up” for her rightful win. Do you think her abuse of power makes her a bad person?

• Scenario 3:  

• Hopper recently lost his job at a tech startup that ran out of initial funding. They cut 40% of staff just to keep the lights on. He thought that he was instrumental in building the company to where it was and wanted to stick around forever. Hopper decided to get even with them by using a backdoor he had in the internal system to plant a ransomware virus. Do you think Hopper is a bad person?