> A little bit like the US maybe? One way humans learn to be less awful is when they observe the same bad behaviors they've been engaging in on their rivals or

> A little bit like the US maybe? One way humans learn to be less awful is when they observe the same bad behaviors they've been engaging in on their rivals or frenemies. The opposite seems to be true in corporations and nation-states: any bad behavior by a competitor is an excuse to adopt the same practice and lobby for lax laws when regulations prevent that; competitiveness trumping societal sustainability.