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Beaucephus ago

How the hell is it the absolute worst human beings are propelled to the top in our society?

moreAkin ago

They're the worst from a moral perspective. But, lacking moral boundaries allows them more freedom to become the best at playing the power game. The people willing to do anything to get ahead are harder to stop than people with self-imposed limits.

Beaucephus ago

I don't see it that way. "Get ahead." I see it as imprisoning themselves to an ugly fate. These people go their whole lives without ever knowing what it is to have a friend. What it's like to help someone without expecting anything in return. The best parts of life are forfeited for them. They're victims of a self-imposed crisis. It's a sad life shrouded in soft and silky drapery.

moreAkin ago

I agree, but again you're viewing it through a moral lens. They aren't.

Beaucephus ago

Imagine seeing the world as an ugly thing and having a deep desire to be the king of it?

Internally, what would that make you?

moreAkin ago

Driven.

Beaucephus ago

There's nothing hard about making money. With 250k you can buy a license to print your own in the form of a Federal Charter. If you grow up with parents that can lend you some cash, you're basically set for life unless you're a complete idiot.

They aren't driven. They are born under certain circumstances.

moreAkin ago

Your arguments are really scattered. Who said anything about small amounts of money?

"Imagine seeing the world as an ugly thing and having a deep desire to be the king of it?"

If you have a deep desire to be king of the world, you'll be driven to accomplish that goal.

Beaucephus ago

They're only scattered from your perception. It all ties in together. To be king of a pile of shit, you have to stand in shit and surround yourself with it.

To create something beautiful out of a pile of shit, that takes drive and desire along with a clear perception of reality.