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what makes me think that it's happening or what makes me think it's the natural culmination of capitalism? i can very plainly see it happening, and this thread provides further proof that it's actually being impressed upon those who would enter the business world while their career is budding. and that's good news! but i see it as a natural culmination because i understand the idea of a process. it's like evolution. . . there are selective pressures for business and the economy as with anything else. practices which end in failure are rooted out because they are not lucrative, while practices which lead to success are reinforced. it just so happens that ethical business yields success more often than unethical business.

i see it as the same mechanism which governed our evolution and the growth of our capacities: working together is more successful than working alone. working as a group to take down that large animal works better for everyone than individually hunting smaller game. but what if someone thought they'd be clever and kill a rival in the hunt? they might end up losing the game or even dying themselves. time and time again life has proven that when you cheat you're really only cheating your self in the end. "Bad behavior, once found out, will ALWAYS lead to lower stock prices." and it will be found out. you'd just be the most recent in a long line of failures, however successful you might think yourself now.