Saturday Theme: Ethics Across Borders
I've actually thought about whether to post this for the last 48 hours. I've thought about it and prayed about it. BUSINESS ETHICS: A SUBJECT I'VE NEVER SEEN POSTED ON SKOOL MAYBE I MISSED IT? Business ethics isnโt just about what you do inside your own community. Itโs about how you behave across borders. Some people build worlds. Some people borrow worlds. And some people try to take worlds because they donโt yet know how to create their own. When someone in another community copies your work, itโs not a threat, itโs a diagnostic. It tells you exactly where their internal scaffolding is missing. The Ethical Risk: When Unqualified People Copy Clinical Content Content theft is annoying. But unqualified people copying clinical content is dangerous. It creates three predictable harms: - Harm to the public - People may act on misinformation instead of seeking qualified help. - Harm to the field - It erodes trust in legitimate practitioners. - Harm to the creator - Your work gets stripped of context, nuance, and safety boundaries. This is not just a business ethics issue. Itโs a safety issue. In health education, ethics is about safety. - When someone without credentials copies content, they remove the safety rails. - They donโt understand contraindications, nuance, or the difference between correlation and causation. - They donโt know how to prevent harm. - And their audience doesnโt know they donโt know. In health education, ethics is not optional. When someone without training copies content or starts making claims that aren't true, it's not just unprofessional, itโs unsafe. In my world, I donโt play with peopleโs health. I donโt make promises that aren't true. And I donโt confuse correlation with cure. Ethics is how I protect the people I serve. Before sharing health information, ask: โIs this accurate, contextual, and safe?โ If you don't know, ask someone who does. Before acting on health information, ask: โIs this coming from someone educated and trained to speak on it?โ