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A great tip.
“So, start looking out for signs of moral capture: those brief moments when you don’t recognize yourself and any other indications that you are subjecting your own personal agency to the deviant norms of the collective.” https://hbr.org/2019/04/the-psychology-behind-unethical-behavior
“So, start looking out for signs of moral capture: those brief moments when you don’t recognize yourself and any other indications that you are subjecting your own personal agency to the deviant norms of the collective.” https://hbr.org/2019/04/the-psychology-behind-unethical-behavior
Three psychological dynamics that lead to crossing ethical lines. First, there’s omnipotence: when someone feels so aggrandized and entitled that they believe the rules of decent behavior don’t apply to them.
Second, we have cultural numbness: when others play along and gradually begin to accept and embody deviant norms.
Finally, we see justified neglect: when people don’t speak up about ethical breaches because they are thinking of more immediate rewards such as staying on a good footing with the powerful.
