The article discusses the concept of compartmentalization through the lens of the dystopian series 'Severance.' It illustrates how individuals separate their professional lives from their personal values, often leading to cognitive dissonance termed as "moral injury." This disconnect is common as people take jobs that conflict with their ethics, resulting in superficial attempts to reconcile these differences, such as minor charitable actions. The piece emphasizes the challenge of integrating deeply-held values into daily work amid systemic pressures that encourage separation.
"Many of us accept that what we do to earn money and what we do to benefit humanity...must be separate activities."
"This separation leads to, in Spencer R. Scott's words, a kind of 'moral injury': 'the pain of the cognitive dissonance between what you believe is good, and the actions you feel trapped to perform.'"
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