You said you are "constantly comparing your ethical stance versus that of others ". I think {this is only my extremely personal view point} that if you compare your ethics to what the resource needs instead of comparing your ethics to the ethics of the status quo, the journey to what is best for the resource [ethic wise] is shorter.
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