Of course the “everybody just needs to work hard to get rich” guy gravitated immediately towards shitty parasitic schemes that take advantage of others.
Enriching (barely) himself by making things slightly worse for numerous other people. I’m shocked. Shocked! Well, not that shocked.
It seems simple, but I think it’s a perfect example of the underlying shittiness in our culture, where you are a bad or dumb person for not taking advantage of people when you have the opportunity. If you manage to do it a lot, you get admired for your hustle. If you make more money than you could ever spend and you STILL keep doing it 12 hours a day, we’ll put you on the cover of a magazine!
(I’m speaking from a US perspective, because we are great at exploiting each other, but it happens all over the world)
Of course the “everybody just needs to work hard to get rich” guy gravitated immediately towards shitty parasitic schemes that take advantage of others.
Enriching (barely) himself by making things slightly worse for numerous other people. I’m shocked. Shocked! Well, not that shocked.
“OMG there is money on the table here!!”
“…no, I just want to give it away and someone who needs a table can be happy to get one for free.”
“Mmmmmmooooonnnneeeyyyy ooonnn ttthhheee tttttaaaabbbllleee!!!” (Capitalist head explodes)
It seems simple, but I think it’s a perfect example of the underlying shittiness in our culture, where you are a bad or dumb person for not taking advantage of people when you have the opportunity. If you manage to do it a lot, you get admired for your hustle. If you make more money than you could ever spend and you STILL keep doing it 12 hours a day, we’ll put you on the cover of a magazine!
(I’m speaking from a US perspective, because we are great at exploiting each other, but it happens all over the world)