“ All of the evidence from psychology shows it makes people reckless, and makes them believe they can control outputs when they can’t, but it’s probably the least interesting aspect.“ It’s important to understand how systems draw in corruptible people.... It also damages their ‘emotional closeness’ to normal people. Once a ‘psychological distance’ has set in between leaders and their employees, or politicians and their voters, behaviour can become increasingly self-serving and detached from usu