Post by FreshDopeGames in You Are Jeff Bezos comments

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"I can agree that my presentation was unnecessarily aggressive"

That's the whole point. Unnecessarily aggressive capitalism is the problem. Predatory capitalism is the problem. Greed is not good, Mr. Gecko. But listen, ain't nobody coming for your head, bro. It's just that your take is reflective of the world's systems at status quo. And status quo is unnecessarily aggressive, and actually harms more than does any good. The good that happens in the world is in spite of that unnecessary aggression, not because of it.

6Beans93 years ago(-8)

I'm just saying that everybody wants to believe that they'd be the good guy if given the chance, i would love to think that about myself too, it's just that given how many people who think that then win big and almost immediately become awful people is very discouraging of that idea, so seeing other people be like "yeah this is what I would do if i woke up in Jeff Bezos's body" feels fake. I appreciate that the conversation has deescalated though, I really don't like being like that, i was just having a shitty day, acted rude, and didn't know what to do but keep it up.

6Beans93 years ago(-7)

Gotta be real, I don't appreciate my confession and apology of not enjoying this and being too aggressive being used against me. Not super upset or anything it just feels a little cheap.

6Beans93 years ago(-7)

Also, about the whole status quo thing, the only way to combat aggression is aggression. If we want to change the world around us we need to be ACTIVE, we need to go for it and hit them where it hurts. I hate the upper crust as much as any other mid-low class gentleman, but I'm fully aware that almost every person who's gained great amounts of wealth are either pathetic fucks who don't do anything for fear of losing their wealth, or overly aggressive dicks who fuck every business they can in order to get even one more penny. This was never about me liking how things are, it was about facing the truth and understanding that the only real difference between them and us is money, and the rest follows naturally.

FreshDopeGames3 years ago(+2)

When you come from a disadvantaged background, your humanity is at a higher level as a result of the experiences of lack. Most greedy people, horrible people that we call the 'ruling elite' even though 'elite' is a misnomer for 'handicapped', have never come from a significantly disadvantaged background. Whatever little inconveniences they've experienced weren't anything compared to being hated for the skin you're in, or being colonized by rapists & drug dealers (let's be honest). I can say that I've already been benevolent with the little bit of money I have -- it starts when you don't have it to give. Greed and aggression aren't necessary. I think you're conflating aggression with action. It's not a battle of who's king of the hill currently -- it's a fight for freedom of all people to live how they naturally desire (without all of the additional societal trappings that we've superimposed on top). We need to study people that live off of the land to get more in tune with nature and stop looking at everything like a competition. Peace.

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