Here's how I deal with users who steal

Re:Here's how I deal with users who steal by mistercow on Tuesday October 29, 2013 @06:23AM (#6633030)

I read a study a while back (and I cannot seem to find it now, annoyingly) that found that people with high moral status (priests, judges, etc.) behaved less morally than ordinary people. Which makes sense in terms of evolution; if you're already viewed by everyone as moral, acting morally is a waste of resources and opportunities.

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Re:Here's how I deal with users who steal by ams6110 on Tuesday October 29, 2013 @08:30AM (#6633526)

Your morality is how you behave when nobody's watching.

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Re:Here's how I deal with users who steal by Flimm on Tuesday October 29, 2013 @10:01AM (#6634102)

Which set of morals were used? How were people's morality assessed? How comprehensive was it? What about secret behaviour? In terms of evolution, surely there are benefits to behaving morally other than reciprocation and social status.

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