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It feels like promotion of virtue is a valuable social function and neither bigcorps nor government are incentivized or interested in doing it in the US?

Possibly explains the popularity of "12 rules for life" etc. Also I feel like it's an underappreciated theme in @balajis.eth's writings on network states.

Yes. Virtue is good because it’s decentralized self-control. The more virtuous the society, the more self-disciplined, the less need for centralized law enforcement, rules, and punishment in general.

Virtue is why we can have nice things.

Is there a distinction between virtue and trustworthiness?

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Aristotle: Virtue seeks the ethical mean; trustworthiness shows in reliability.

Kant: Virtue is moral duty; trustworthiness equals honesty.

Confucius: Virtue underpins morality; trustworthiness fortifies bonds.

Nietzsche: Virtue boosts power; trustworthiness depends on personal value.

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Nietzsche doesn’t seem like he fits in w the rest