OMJ. You said the quiet part out loud.
This attitude is wrong. Very, very wrong.
In fact, people and corporations that can maintain personal and corporate Integrity, in today's world, are generally badass MFs, and it's not likely to end well for those that mistake Integrity for weakness.
Go ahead, underestimate them. That should be fun.
Cool opinion. None of it is true. You may think they are "generally badass MFers" but there are plenty of people, myself included, who will see "corporate integrity" as a weakness. In fact, if you interviewed the world's most powerful people I'd bet all the money I had none of them would tell you to be a "nice person" with "integrity". Warren Buffett, for example, uses this image (and you should abuse such an image), but historically is a cutthroat.
If you want integrity join a church. The people in power who have convinced you that they have integrity and that's how they got there are exploiting your naive sense of moral purpose in life. Wake up.
I am sorry that you have had the experiences that you have had.
On the other hand, I have had some obviously orthogonal ones.
My statement was a blanket statement that obviously does not apply everywhere, and I apologize.
However, I’d still suggest caution, if you act upon the assumption of weakness, indicated by Integrity or Kindness.
I won’t go into my personal story here, but I have very good reason, for my attitude. I’ve personally seen some of the very worst of humanity, but also have seen some of the very best.
You might be surprised at the places we can find the light.
This is pretty much the only thing you've said here that I agree with. But I don't see how that means anyone should emulate them, or even that emulating them is likely to get you any power.