In a repressive society I might be forced to do things that are wrong against my well even though I know that they're wrong. So some societies can be bad that way. On the other hand, Rousseau and a number of people who followed him could make morality part of the objective function. If you cultivate the habit of giving yourself plotits and rewards for acting well you can actually greatly increase your ability to do that.

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