> sociopathic and we haven't figured out a good way to deal with this
Great, so let's start dealing with this rather than continuing the double-standard where the big guys are allowed & encouraged to behave antisocially while the little guys are shamed for it.
Until this is addressed, I'm not particularly surprised to see the little guys start acting anti-socially too; it makes perfect sense in the system of incentives we currently live in. Some people are lucky enough to survive while acting morally, but I don't think it's fair to be angry at those who don't instead of addressing the systemic problem that encourages antisocial behavior, both individual & corporate.
Companies are sociopathic and we haven't figured out a good way to deal with this.
> you still need to plan for the worst and make sure your system can survive hostile encounters
Sure, but that's pretty different from saying it "just makes sense" to be a hostile actor.