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People inside our tight social circles are held accountable by social pressure. This is why, for instance, Mormons seldom defraud other Mormons -- it would mak
by everybodyknows 8y ago
People inside our tight social circles are held accountable by social pressure. This is why, for instance, Mormons seldom defraud other Mormons -- it would make Sunday mornings unpleasant for a long time to come.
That your uncle would choose very deliberately to alienate his entire family is the astonishing thing. Would be curious to know what his social life is like, now ...
- josh_frome 8y agoActually, "According to the FBI, affinity fraud crimes are especially prevalent in Utah." https://fox13now.com/2017/12/20/fbi-warns-lds-church-members-of-affinity-fraud/ https://fox13now.com/2017/12/20/fbi-warns-lds-church-members...
- everybodyknows 8y agoInteresting, but the article doesn't give us much sense of how close the victim and perp were in the church hierarchy, My reading is that they probably did not have the same Mormon bishop, who would have felt some pressure to take action. So, yes, the farther away in the social network, the weaker the social pressure. If the link is mere nominal membership in the same faith, that may be worse than no link at all. Most of Madoff's victims were Jews -- because they were inclined to give him the benefit of any doubts.
- EpicEng 8y ago>This is why, for instance, Mormons seldom defraud other Mormons >If the link is mere nominal membership in the same faith, that may be worse than no link at all So which is it?
- everybodyknows 8y agoNot enough info in the article to form a judgement.
- EpicEng 8y ago...You're the one who made the initial claim.
- newen 8y agoProbably it's especially prevalant in Utah because it's not common in the US to do business with family members while it's more common in Mormon communities.
- xutopia 8y agoThe opposite is what I noticed though. Family members will screw you over and then if you ask for repair they'll use the excuse that as family you should just all get along.
- everybodyknows 8y agoWhat I noticed early in life is that when a successful businesswoman in my family lent some cousins money, and they then offered fabulous stories instead of repayment, they were no longer seen at events she hosted ...
- mmsimanga 8y agoYou quite right, those are the reasons we trusted him. Clearly, the love for money was bigger than his love for the family. We still meet at extended family gatherings. Funerals, weddings but no one stops by to visit him and his immediate family. Which I gather is fine with them because they have renovated their house and bought themselves a new set of wheels.
- the_clarence 8y agoI guess it depends how tight your family is. I would never trust half of mine on such matter, I would definitely trust my parents though.