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>>cwwc+(OP)
When did we move to a "do whatever you think you can get away with" model of society?

Maybe I'm naive but I think there used to be at least a modicum of self-restraint on this kind of thing. Sure, people always tried to make as much money as possible, but there used to be some limit somewhere - not because you'll get caught but because c'mon, we just don't do that! That seems to have now been totally lost.

>>llimos+Q7
When our shared cultural identity broke down, which I think was maybe late-'90s / early-'00s? "American" used to be practically an ethnicity. Now everyone knows their neighbour isn't like them and doesn't have the same values as them - so you might as well screw them for all they're worth.