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Adverse issues (e.g., fraud) tend to get noticed more in downturns, because, generally, everyone cares more about the details in those times. In times of plent
by rudyfink 4y ago
Adverse issues (e.g., fraud) tend to get noticed more in downturns, because, generally, everyone cares more about the details in those times. In times of plenty, they also occur (perhaps even as much), but people are more willing to let the same behavior pass because everything is going well.
At the risk of stepping too much into the meta, I wouldn't be surprised if there are some innate behaviors from evolution for responding to downturns (e.g., caring more about fairness).
- willcipriano 4y agoThe innate behavior idea makes some sense. One example: Unemployed married men are something like twice as likely to be divorced as men who are employed. People typically don't say "I divorced him beacuse he doesn't make any money" but suddenly behaviors that were tolerable previously become deal breakers once a man loses his job.
- notch656a 4y agoOr you know the gravy train is over and you can get 50% before it drains down to nothing + 20% of his imputed former income drained from the 50% he has remaining + a new man with a job.