But do you realize if you get caught you will go to jail and your competitiveness goes to zero instantly; not only in the present but also in the future because ex-convicts are having a hard time finding a job.

>you can see its not as easy as it was 10 or 20 years before

It was never easy. In the past living standards were lower and there was less education available hence 90% of people were farmers with no education or very little formal education.