>Like, if someone treads dog poo into my house on their shoes, it doesn't really matter if they did it by mistake, or spent ages walking around town trying to find some dog poo to step in before coming to my house; the effect is that there is now dog poo on my carpet.
Have to disagree with this; I am much more forgiving of accidental harm than intentional harm. And speaking of dogs, pretty sure my dog understands this as well, since there's barking if he thinks I did something on purpose but accidentally stepping on him doesn't elicit the same response.
Who was talking about forgiveness? I thought we were discussing ethics here. No amount of good intentions will make Zuckerberg's actions moral... at least the actions of which I'm aware.
We're talking about your feelings after a harmful event, and whether the perpetrator's intention matters. I'm using "willingness to forgive" as a measure of how much it matters.
Have to disagree with this; I am much more forgiving of accidental harm than intentional harm. And speaking of dogs, pretty sure my dog understands this as well, since there's barking if he thinks I did something on purpose but accidentally stepping on him doesn't elicit the same response.