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it is disappointing, but is it shocking that people most driven by gaining money/power are the ones the most successful at achieving it?
by kevinqi 6mo ago
it is disappointing, but is it shocking that people most driven by gaining money/power are the ones the most successful at achieving it?
- steve_adams_86 5mo agoWhat sticks out to me most is that humanity consistently fails to weed these creatures out and regulate society. It's a bug in our social software; we seem to like these broken people rather than recognize that they're a liability.
- basket_horse 5mo agoThis isn’t a bug. It’s the driving force of our capitalist society. We are not trying to weed them out. We are trying to encourage them. It’s pretty simple, when they get rich, so do all their investors.
- hackable_sand 5mo agoTrust is not a bug You need to accept that every generation some people are going to try and fuck things up. Then you get to decide to stop or help them
- sumedh 5mo agoMost people don't care as long as it does not affect them directly.