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>> Everyone is self-interested > Is there a citation I can refer to about this statement? 'The Book of Life', page 1

• isoskeles 8y ago
  First, this is quite condescending. Second, the "self-interest" argument doesn't excuse shitty behavior. It might be in my self-interest to steal my neighbor's wallet he forgot outside. It has money in it! Doesn't make it a good idea nor something I would consider as a "self-interested" person. Plus, it's also in my self-interest not to contribute to lowering the bar of a review system. As someone who uses Amazon and other review sites, I don't like the idea of phony reviews, so even if I worked for a company that "depended" on these reviews, I wouldn't feel good about adding to the problem (nor would I feel good that my employer supposedly needs to rely on falsified reviews).
  • tern 8y ago
    Incidentally, 'The Book of Life', page 1: https://www.theschooloflife.com/thebookoflife/how-to-love/ https://www.theschooloflife.com/thebookoflife/how-to-love/
  • TheOtherHobbes 8y ago
    It doesn't excuse shitty behaviour. But if you start from the realistic premise that some actors are bad, the market feedback loop immediately rewards them - which forces other actors to make a choice between acting in similarly unethical ways or being punished for non-compliance. The real shitty behaviour is Amazon's. It has ultimate control over this fiasco but Bezos clearly has no interest in stopping it - and it can easily be argued that's an example of the same systemic problem with market fundamentalism, but at a higher level.
• elhudy 8y ago
  I find that people who generally hold this opinion against others are actually projecting their own thoughts.