The non-WEIRD countries that favour nepotism have a worse standard of living for a reason. I live in such a society, and it cannot develop beyond a certain point, because base instincts (like nepotism) are favoured over reasoning and merit. I personally would (and have) confront(ed) colleagues whom I quite like for trying to bend rules. …
The non-WEIRD countries that favour nepotism have a worse standard of living for a reason. I live in such a society, and it cannot develop beyond a certain point, because base instincts (like nepotism) are favoured over reasoning and merit. I personally would (and have) confront(ed) colleagues whom I quite like for trying to bend rules. It wasn't tampering with data, but rather, them trying to get someone else to do their work for them. They took heed after they got a hard veto from me when they told me. Had they not taken heed, and had their actions resulted in cheating, I would have reported them. That's in part out of my personal ethics, but also because I am not about to risk having someone dig for dirt on me in the future and find such a scourge à la Claudine Gay, and ruin my reputation. The ethics account for me not getting caught. The potential to get caught reinforces the ethics. I have to trust myself. Maybe when I become a mum, I would feel differently, but I've been oriented this way since I was 11.
The non-WEIRD countries that favour nepotism have a worse standard of living for a reason. I live in such a society, and it cannot develop beyond a certain point, because base instincts (like nepotism) are favoured over reasoning and merit. I personally would (and have) confront(ed) colleagues whom I quite like for trying to bend rules. It wasn't tampering with data, but rather, them trying to get someone else to do their work for them. They took heed after they got a hard veto from me when they told me. Had they not taken heed, and had their actions resulted in cheating, I would have reported them. That's in part out of my personal ethics, but also because I am not about to risk having someone dig for dirt on me in the future and find such a scourge à la Claudine Gay, and ruin my reputation. The ethics account for me not getting caught. The potential to get caught reinforces the ethics. I have to trust myself. Maybe when I become a mum, I would feel differently, but I've been oriented this way since I was 11.