Weird circumstance. Friend of a friend of a friend of a friend sort of thing. Apparently I was just autistic enough for him to be engaged because I kept asking questions and he kept answering them. I managed to stay mask on for the most part

  • acealeam [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    I'm sure its a bit easier to sleep at night with millions of dollars tho

    • comi [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      It is, but this is very common refrain when someone tries to talk morality with those types. Do they believe it themselves or do they lie to others and sleep soundly

      • acealeam [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        I just dont think they think about it. They know its a flimsy argument, but they'll keep saying it. if they start digging a little deeper and really contemplate their role in society, im sure they just check their bank account and are immediately calmed

          • SixDegreesOfDoom [comrade/them]
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            3 years ago

            I don’t think this guy was a psychopath, but I asked him how he deals with less wealthy family and friends constantly asking for money and he says he tried to help for the longest time and still supports several members of his family, but it came to a point where he couldn’t sustain it without losing his own home and people just kept asking for more despite being pretty comfortable themselves. He said he wasn’t giving them a means to support themselves, just making them think of him as an infinite money machine. What he said was, “my account told me I’d be homeless in 3 years if I didn’t cut back”. That’s a guy with several homes, btw. So he started giving them jobs in his companies and now says “I’m not a bank”. Everything is now a one-time gift. No loans. No recurring expenses except for like his parents and his partner’s parents.

            I wanna be clear that I’m not making excuses for this guy. But I thought it was really interesting how the dynamic played out. I think a lot of imperial core people would have a similar attitude to supporting people in developing nations.