- 07 May 2018 14:11
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Being jealous in and of itself is folly, since it means categorization in the first place
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Hong Wu wrote:Just a thought exercise. If you are jealous of rich people because they don't deserve their wealth, yet you would like to win the lottery (which is the epitome of someone being rich without deserving it), can you explain your thought process?
Godstud wrote:Many people are rich because they victimize and exploit those who are not.
One Degree wrote:Sounds like a recipe for decadence and perversion. The elimination of restraints on our actions usually brings out the more undesirable side of humans.
We need to be restrained by society and limited wealth.
Humans are at their best during times of hardship.
Like most, I have dreamed of winning the lottery. I would give enough to my kids to have a greater freedom of choice, yet not enough to eliminate their need to make choices. The rest I would put in a foundation to promote autonomy. I have zero desire to keep more than a $100,000 for myself.
I have known a few that can handle wealth, but not many.
Negotiator wrote:But I do want to point out that the vast majority of rich people dont deserve being rich even the tiniest bit more than people winning in the lottery. Because they merely won the lottery of birth instead of that other lottery.
Puffer Fish wrote:Yes, I do find it ironic that the same people who rail against the rich and complain about the creation of inequality would also get together in a pool of people to intentionally create an even more extreme form of inequality, to make one of those people extremely rich.
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