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The above comment shows the early stages of eugenic thought. Separating people out into more- or less-evolved is a very dangerous thing to do. Or perhaps it’s j
by zacharyvoase 16y ago
The above comment shows the early stages of eugenic thought. Separating people out into more- or less-evolved is a very dangerous thing to do. Or perhaps it’s just an unfortunate choice of words.
IMHO, corruption is just the free market’s way of overcoming bureaucracy.
- swombat 16y agoI think it shows relatively advanced stages of eugenics actually. We need to evolve more to kill corruption. is practically a marketing slogan already.
- antirez 16y agonot sure if I was clear in my comment but I don't mean that people that regret corruption live in a specific part of the world. They are everywhere, just not enough. And when I talk about evolution I mean cultural evolution, as this kind of ideas are not carried genetically I guess (but a general attitude to benefit from circumstances may be carried genetically I guess). Still as long as it will be a strong advantage, it will last. For instance police in Italy here is trivially corruptible. They are payed low to do a work that if done well will put them in danger. It's much simpler to take money I guess. Our society is paying more people misbehaving.
- stygianguest 16y agoIndeed, it does not seem very likely that there is a genetic basis for corruption. But you understate corruption's damage. Corruption often means buying your way out of jail, or downright theft. Not 'just' overcoming bureaucracy.