> It doesn't appear that in 15 years, the author bothered to do that.
The author seems to have a very specific mindset, that possibly only some New Zealanders and North Europeans have, that they feel it's morally wrong to try to game the system.
He tried to play by the rules. Not only in letter, but also in spirit, and he assumed the system would respond in kind.
If you are from a country where gaming the system is the social norm, this mindset may be very difficult to understand.
The author seems to have a very specific mindset, that possibly only some New Zealanders and North Europeans have, that they feel it's morally wrong to try to game the system.
He tried to play by the rules. Not only in letter, but also in spirit, and he assumed the system would respond in kind.
If you are from a country where gaming the system is the social norm, this mindset may be very difficult to understand.