> ...are there are other circumstances where you feel like you have to choose between ethics and the law of the jungle? I can choose to conduct myself in an et

> ...are there are other circumstances where you feel like you have to choose between ethics and the law of the jungle? I can choose to conduct myself in an ethical manner. I can't assume you will do the same. Get it? If you go through life under the mistaken assumption that nobody is willing to hit below the belt, and you never take action to prevent and defend against such blows, you will eventually be hurt. There's nothing wrong with accepting the fact that some folks will play dirty, and please don't fall into the trap of believing that taking action to protect your interests requires you to play dirty too. It doesn't. Once again, if you acknowledge the motivations of other individuals and the pressures they might come under, you are less likely to be caught off guard by actions they might take in response to them. If you adjust your behavior accordingly, you can often incentivize them to do the right thing when they otherwise wouldn't had you acted passively and/or obliviously.