129. Why Do We Cheat, and Why Shouldn’t We?

No Stupid Questions

社会与文化

2023-01-08

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Is there such a thing as a victimless crime? In an unfair system, is dishonesty okay? And are adolescent vandals out of ideas?
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  • It sounds lewd.

  • Sounds like a delicious cocktail.

  • I'm Angela Duckworth.

  • I'm Steven Dubner, and you're listening to.

  • No stupid questions today on the show.

  • What's wrong with cheating on tests?

  • The victims are the law abiding suckers.

  • Angela, we have a question from a listener.

  • His name is Aidan.

  • Aidan writes to say, I'm a 20 year old sophomore in college and I have been cheating since middle school.

  • Through the years, Aiden writes, I have created close to 100 new ways of cheating, mostly using the tech realm.

  • I know I am more than capable of not cheating, but it is extremely difficult to motivate doing it.

  • I guess what that means is Aidan has a hard time being motivated to not cheat.

  • Right?

  • Right.

  • To actually, like, do the work, I guess.

  • I guess so.

  • Or maybe it's just super.

  • Anyway, Aiden goes on to say, even in my favorite classes, I can't help myself but cheat on virtually every assignment.

  • Ironically, I have spent far longer learning how to cheat than the time it takes to actually do the assignment.