Responsibility for an outcome is not zero sum. The pharma companies and McKinsey can both be morally responsible. As can Congress, lobbyists, etc.
As somebody who has done consulting, it's perfectly possible to do it in a way that isn't totally amoral like "how to do something / anything while staying within legal fringes" indicates. As an example, read through the IEEE/ACM code of ethics for software engineering: https://ethics.acm.org/code-of-ethics/software-engineering-c...
Big chunks of that are applicable to consulting too. That McKinsey doesn't care is a choice they made, and one we can hold them accountable for.
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Responsibility for an outcome is not zero sum. The pharma companies and McKinsey can both be morally responsible. As can Congress, lobbyists, etc.
As somebody who has done consulting, it's perfectly possible to do it in a way that isn't totally amoral like "how to do something / anything while staying within legal fringes" indicates. As an example, read through the IEEE/ACM code of ethics for software engineering: https://ethics.acm.org/code-of-ethics/software-engineering-c...
Big chunks of that are applicable to consulting too. That McKinsey doesn't care is a choice they made, and one we can hold them accountable for.