u/PhoneSuch5467

I just read a book called Careless People, which does a good job of explaining numerous unethical actions by Facebook's senior leadership, as told by someone who worked there. On the last page, the author said something that really struck me: "They [Facebook senior leadership] just didn't lose any sleep over it." While this was a great book, I wish the author had considered why, beyond the few sentences scattered throughout the book about their greed, newfound power, and isolation from the rest of the world.

Essentially, the book made me ask: Why do so many people not care about their unethical behavior? I want to know what these types of people's internal logic is, because it is hard for me to think that most people who are what we would consider evil know they are the bad guy, and wholeheartedly embrace the label.

Examples of books that could help answer this question: fiction books that expound on the villain's perspective, psychology books that examine why people act unethically, philosophy books about human behavior, etc.

Thanks!

I feel like when gerrymandering is discussed as a losing issue for republicans, it is viewed that way because left-leaning states can also gerrymander. I don't contest that, but I think there is another reason this strategy could be bad for Republicans: gerrymandering creates more competitive districts.

Why do people just assume Republicans will win the gerrymandered seats? For instance:

Pre-gerrymander:

• District 1: 100% Republican
• District 2: 100% Republican
• District 3: 100% Republican
• District 4: 100% Republican
• District 5: 100% Democrat

Post-gerrymander:

• District 1: 80% Republican
• District 2: 80% Republican
• District 3: 80% Republican
• District 4: 80% Republican
• District 5: 80% Republican

In this scenario, the Republicans gain a seat, but each district becomes proportionally less competitive because the Democratic seat is split across the five Republican districts. On top of this, it is widely predicted that the Republicans will not fare well in the midterms, potentially leaving them with numerous more seats to defend than they would have had to worry about in the absence of gerrymandering.