> We have to assume any mistakes are unintentional. I assume they are intentional. The whole point is to make society less integrity based and more pay to pla

> We have to assume any mistakes are unintentional. I assume they are intentional. The whole point is to make society less integrity based and more pay to play based. If you’re sufficiently influential, then it’s a mistake that is forgiven. If you aren’t, then you suffer the consequences. It’s how it works in low trust societies. You haggle for everything, from produce to traffic tickets to building permits to criminal charges. Everything.