Well, I guess that’s that then. We might as well get rid of human ethics and morals, trust based systems, and justice.
Apparently, capitalism and the love of money is all we need!
The answer is not always to give up and support unethical behavior.
In my experience these values are invoked when sums involved are not life altering.
As the saying goes if you owe $5000 to a bank then the bank owns you but if you owe $500MM then you own the bank.