> When faced with the decision of ending a career or cheating, it is not too surprising that people could choose the latter.
I do find it a bit surprising, myself.
I do find it a bit surprising, myself.
Ok let me phrase it perhaps in a more relatable way -
Your employer asks you to do an unethical or illegal thing. Not doing so will result in you losing your livelihood. Doing so presents a small but measurable risk to you, but you keep your livelihood unless caught, in which case you lose your livelihood anyway. Do you think there is a significant subset of people that take the first choice?
Sport qua job has a different feel than sport qua sport, as a sibling commenter illuminated.