"Civilization is the end of development and the beginning of corruption." -- Ibn Khaldun A simple example is this. For example, in an online game, you set up a new account to play the game, and you find that all the players around you are familiar with the game. When you learn that you are a new player, your attitude becomes friendly. You get to play the game, and you feel like, well, we have great people. But it's more likely that behind the friendliness and proficiency, the game is run...