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Thanks for the point of view. I really don't agree, but maybe you can convince me of it? So how does corruption in the finance, auto, and other sectors that de

Thanks for the point of view. I really don't agree, but maybe you can convince me of it? So how does corruption in the finance, auto, and other sectors that destroyed jobs, work out to be a net benefit? When the US cancelled the Boeing 2707 due to corruption, why was that good? How was the Challenger disaster good? I mean, these are not even cases of the most blatant corruption out there, I'm just trying to make the case that we should ideally strive for it to be weeded out of everything because it does cause real harm. Maybe you can you give me examples of corruption which can be good for humanity to convince me? Personally, I would rather live in a world where we compete on merit and strive for progress, rather than some slimey people building 10-min apps for 1.4MM b/c of: corruption(1). What do you think of the corruption in the War on Drugs and private prison system, which disproportionately targets minorities for profit? I think most people don't want to fight against the mafia, or other corrupt peoples, because they care about their physical safety, not because they consent to it. The only example I see you gave was that we benefit from corruption abroad. However, that still doesn't make me feel any better about it because it is a net expense to humanity. Besides caring about others, I don't need cheap gas and it is already ruining our environment. https://gizmodo.com/tsas-1-4-million-app-takes-about-10-minutes-to-build-1769084655 https://gizmodo.com/tsas-1-4-million-app-takes-about-10-minu...

jokoon 9y ago
I am not arguing for corruption, I am just saying that corruption appears for certain reasons, and can be the least painful mean to motivate individuals and raise a system out of its mediocrity. I don't really think it's a good thing, it's just a social phenomena. The war on drugs is born out of the fear of citizens not being able to regulate their consumption of narcotics, just like during the prohibition. If you remove your moral compass, you quickly understand a lot of how the human world works. Corruption is a form of currency, and always has been. It is the norm. It makes thing much easier for a leadership system to work fast within a tight loop of trusted insiders. It is evil, but at the end of the day it reflects the will of voters if they don't try hard enough to stop it.

jokoon 9y ago

I am not arguing for corruption, I am just saying that corruption appears for certain reasons, and can be the least painful mean to motivate individuals and raise a system out of its mediocrity. I don't really think it's a good thing, it's just a social phenomena. The war on drugs is born out of the fear of citizens not being able to regulate their consumption of narcotics, just like during the prohibition. If you remove your moral compass, you quickly understand a lot of how the human world works. Corruption is a form of currency, and always has been. It is the norm. It makes thing much easier for a leadership system to work fast within a tight loop of trusted insiders. It is evil, but at the end of the day it reflects the will of voters if they don't try hard enough to stop it.