Good on you for saying no to committing fraud! It really sucks that this is unusual enough that it warrants a bit of positive feedback!
But this study validates a lot of feelings I’ve had over the last several months. There’s a ton of people that never get caught, of course.
If I ever win the lottery, I'm going to create the Joseph Welch Foundation. The foundation will give monetary awards to people who have demonstrably pushed back against corruption, lies, and bullshit.
For those who don't recognize the name, Joseph Welch is who said "Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last, have you left no sense of decency?" to Joseph McCarthy.
Too few people remember Welch. McCarthy was the asshole but his name is remembered more. I see this as an error we have made with our societal memory. It would be better to remember Welch, and only remember McCarthy as "that red scare guy".
The era of "I'm too rich / popular / influential / 'important' to prosecute" must end.
It does sound like you might be giving / have given up though? Fuck that.
Now there’s a disgusting game.
The occasional lottery ticket does not particularly affect my budget, so I buy one now and then with the intent to use it for good should I win.
If you do that, given enough time, you will be awarding people that learnt how to game the award. Back to corruption, lies and bullshit.
Have some fucking hope, man.
Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results and all that