> When you're more or less senior and have your basic needs met, then you can afford to be picky on what you work.

If you start from there, it follows that countries with poor social support systems will tend to generate less ethical workers and less ethical companies.

I grew up in Canada. When I came to California, I had zero debt. That made it relatively easy for me to choose ethical (even altruistic!) places to work starting from very early in my career.

Imagine how different the entire technology landscape would be if most American computer science grads had the same flexibility.