> Great, these who want to build these things will simply hire people who don't subscribe to this oath ..
Morally, this argument quite obviously fails because it could be used to justify anything.
Practically, we see many professions where people of character have successfully resisted temptation: every government employee who is not corrupt comes to mind.
And even if they'll just hire the next guy/gal: If you say no to an offer, you were, by definition, their top choice. That next one down the ladder will therefore be slightly worse, making such businesses less profitable.
Top choice based on a search with finite resources, maybe there is a better top choice if they spend a bit more time -- one that is also more agreeable. I'll return with a question -- Is resisting temptation the path of least resistance? What are the odds that the personality trait you describe also overlaps with the person being in a position of enough authority to actually matter?
Morally, this argument quite obviously fails because it could be used to justify anything.
Practically, we see many professions where people of character have successfully resisted temptation: every government employee who is not corrupt comes to mind.
And even if they'll just hire the next guy/gal: If you say no to an offer, you were, by definition, their top choice. That next one down the ladder will therefore be slightly worse, making such businesses less profitable.