> Even in non-capitalist societies people should never consider the belief that people enter careers for moral reasons as true. [...] The reason is that the car

> Even in non-capitalist societies people should never consider the belief that people enter careers for moral reasons as true. [...] The reason is that the careers/fields most important for the health of society, need to function correctly in any case and by a system that's designed for even if we're all sociopaths. Nope; such a cynical approach that doesn't lead to healthy outcomes. What you're saying flies in the face of millenia of accumulated wisdom on human development. It is definitely a subject with tons of nuance, but in essence humans are malleable, and do respond to expectations/environment. To quote Geothe (as popularly paraphrased by Victor Frankl): “If you treat an individual as he is, he will remain how he is. But if you treat him as if he were what he ought to be and could be, he will become what he ought to be and could be.” For those seeking a broader and more holistic outlook on the moral dimension of people's activity, especially work, I recommend Barry Schwartz's talks/writings eg: talks on "The way we think about work is broken", "Doing the right thing for the right reason", and on practical wisdom available on YouTube.