> And it has been quite surprising to discover that, behind the curtains, Airbus employees are much less corporate than we might think. It's depressing that th

> And it has been quite surprising to discover that, behind the curtains, Airbus employees are much less corporate than we might think. It's depressing that this is surprising, and even more depressing that it gives him optimism about the behavior of Airbus as a whole. The behavior of corporations doesn't reflect the morality of the people in them. The myth that it does is consistently used to argue against the necessity of regulations and enforcement. "Hey, look at all these people working in the ____ industry, they aren't evil. Bad behavior is the exception, a rare perfect storm when a handful of morally bankrupt individuals randomly converge." No, indifference to good and evil is the rule, regardless of the morality of the individuals involved. Destructive strategies that result in profit will be pursued to the hilt, and individuals inside a corporation are helpless to prevent this without laws and aggressive enforcement to support them.