but I’m not sure calling the situation “morally depraved” is a good strategy
“Total depravity” was a central tenet of a pretty successful coordination network known for maintaining a higher than usual level of personal integrity. This is not just a weird coincidence. One has to be able to describe what’s going on in order to coordinate to do better. Any description of this thing is going to register as an act as well as a factual description, but that’s not a strong reason to avoid a clear noneuphemistic handle for this sort of thing.
“Total depravity” was a central tenet of a pretty successful coordination network known for maintaining a higher than usual level of personal integrity. This is not just a weird coincidence. One has to be able to describe what’s going on in order to coordinate to do better. Any description of this thing is going to register as an act as well as a factual description, but that’s not a strong reason to avoid a clear noneuphemistic handle for this sort of thing.