I've gotten hooked on reading
The Ethicist every week in the NY Times magazine. This week there is a thought that I don't understand.
(That's the great thing about ethics. Even if all meet their obligations, things can turn out miserably. It's so modern, so Samuel Beckett.)
Google says this Beckett fellow is an author. I suppose he explored this idea that being or doing the right thing may turn out miserably. Could someone elaborate a bit and save me from hours of research?