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Systems can make such failures inevitable. The language of "blame" vs. "excuse" is not the most relevant.


Are you saying unethical behavior is not a choice but forced by the system? That it would be unreasonable to expect people to behave ethically in situation were the system is set up in a way that does not reward ethical behavior? That lying and cheating can always be excused because if people didn't, they would endager their societal status?


No. That's a wild gallop off in a pointless direction using the same irrelevant language.




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