Incentives Are for Losers
This essay argues that relying on external incentive structures to guide one's life is a sign of weakness. The author suggests that true integrity involves acting based on personal values rather than chasing rewards.
Article voiceover 0:00 -18:56 Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. photo cred: my dad We can all agree: the incentives are bad. Everywhere you look, people are being rewarded for doing the wrong thing. This has become the go-to diagnosis for every problem, from climate change to political polarization to scientific malfeasance—“sorry pal, you’ve got a bad case of the incentives.”
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