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the reason the analogy doesn’t hold up is there isn’t a system there — that’s a set of actually individual choices. When you see systematic behavior, you need to look for the system to fix it. The problem with blame is it doesn’t get you far enough, even if it feels good or right. Finding and fixing incentives is the only way to systematically enact change. Whether it feels good or not.

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btw, I think it is important to place the blame correctly and take whatever action is possible on the perpetrators to deter such behavior and at the same time patch systemic loopholes that are identified. They are not incompatible actions. If anything, they are complementary.

is the threat of punishment for wrongdoing not enough?

Clearly not--when there is systemic rulebreaking, the point is that it's impossible to enforce the rules in a way that is "enough".

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