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>>14934187
To some extent, but
a) there are many situations in which an unethical action you can get away with will clearly benefit you
and b) rationality isn't a great motivator for the average person, and the best motivators like "virtue is inscribed into nature itself as the true calling of man" or at least "virtue is the way to heavenly bliss" are pretty much dead and buried nowadays, which leaves us in a pretty bad position.