The article makes a point that for people capable of embezzling, the embezzling is less lucrative long term than what they could have done legally with their ab

The article makes a point that for people capable of embezzling, the embezzling is less lucrative long term than what they could have done legally with their abilities. I think in general there's immense power in the narratives people tell themselves. "I am too good/smart to be a straight-forward worker" can then land you in a significantly worse scenario than you can actually attain as a "straight-forward worker." But it's not like the ego is doing those ROI calculations.