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Originally Posted by Boobzooka
Unfortunately I have to disagree. I think the empirical evidence suggests there's no such magic as "karma", and the lesson I take from observing humanity is that corruption usually wins. That doesn't mean you can't lead a successful AND ethical life, but those who are best at playing dirty will inevitably end up with more wealth and power, relatively speaking. Pointing to some examples of the stupid or unlucky who got what they deserved doesn't disprove the trend; often it just means they met someone meaner.
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Those who play dirty will succeed in winning themselves an irrefutable edge, however those who refrain from operating outside the law stand do not run the roulette gamut of punitive reactions. Therefore those who do operate outside the laws stand a greater chance of a total collapse of all their efforts, short term gains can quickly be wiped out completely by the long term onsequences of their actions. Those who operate within the societally acceptable parameters stand no chance of such a collapse. However, those who operate at a high enough strata of society are in the unique position of making the very laws that they are trying to subvert, thusly giving them a degree of immunity from their own moral hazards.