Moral change is so hard that people assume it&#x27;s impossible. But if you can tackle it, it makes so many things easier or at least possible.<p>It&#x27;s at the heart of the Baha&#x27;i approach, which has development as its goal, but starts by training young people in honesty &amp; altruism and developing a community oriented around local service (it aims at adults too, but they&#x27;re harder to reach unless they are already basically on board). It&#x27;s a little weird to talk about on a technical forum, since the approach assumes a spiritual view of human nature -- the unifying power of prayer, we have a higher conscience, etc, but I think it&#x27;s true, and I find it to be systematic and evidence-based.<p>I think people love being trustworthy, but they tend to develop cynicism about it. They want to be part of a trustworthy society, but they haven&#x27;t seen it work yet. That makes me think it&#x27;s possible to grow a society where honesty &amp; justice are the norms, even embedded within a society that is corrupt &amp; cynical, if a small critical mass of people support &amp; encourage each other. They&#x27;ll attract positive attention and grow, in part because of contrast, if the desire is there among the general population.<p>It&#x27;s is a slow process though, and I often feel discouraged because it&#x27;s the kind of thing that requires generational change, and which I doubt I&#x27;ll see finished in my lifetime. But when I stop and think about what else I&#x27;d work on, I can&#x27;t think of anything more solid in the long term.