In the last 5 to 10 years everything seems to suck: product’s and services quality plummeted, everything from homes to cars to food became really expensive, technology stopped to help us to be something designed to f@ck with us and our money, nobody seems to be able to hold a job anymore, everyone is broke. Life seems worse in general.

Why? Did COVID made this happen? How?

  • owenfromcanada@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    But is it possible that extreme wealth breeds antisocial disorders? Think about it–how does a normal person justify having more money than they could ever spend? You have to separate yourself from the average person, or otherwise think you somehow deserve it (while others suffer).

    Extreme wealth is poison, both for the wealthy and for the exploited.

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      5 months ago

      Yeah, I agree. Our economic system and some of our culture encourages and rewards antisocial behavior.

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      5 months ago

      I think of it like the Stanford Prison Experiment. As a human, we are meant to play roles in a hierarchical structure.

      So if I put you in a role, certain parts of your personality are going to come out subconsciously. You become the right person to fit the role.

      Pretty much like you said- if you are given wild amounts of money you start to justify it and become someone else.