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[–] Snapz@lemmy.world 82 points 2 weeks ago (23 children)

Remember... There is not a single corporation that gives a shit about you beyond your LTV (lifetime value) as a paying customer. "Pride week" and "Palestinian stories" type things are just mechanisms to get your money.

If they are told they make more money harming you, CEOs literally have a legal responsibility to choose that option. And right after they do, they will have an amazing dinner while laughing at how stupid you are and then sleep more peacefully than you have on the single best day of your entire life.

[–] rikudou@lemmings.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

and then sleep more peacefully than you have on the single best day of your entire life

Seriously doubt that. Those kinds of people don't sleep well.

[–] Jtotheb@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It’s nice to think that there is some form of cosmic justice present, and that wealthy people have some sort of unique-to-their-situation guilt that balances out how easy their lives are. But that’s all it is. Nice to think about.

[–] rikudou@lemmings.world 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I mean, you have to be a psychopath to amass this kind of wealth.

And being a psychopath is (usually) a defense mechanism against a trauma severe enough that being a psychopath is necessary to not go mad.

So no, psychopaths don't feel good most of the time, they're severely broken to the point that they're not a fully developed personality (being a psychopath is officially called a personality disorder).

Note that a personality disorder isn't a yes/no checkbox, but more of a spectrum. For example, being slightly histrionic is very common among actors, but it doesn't mean they'd murder you for fun.

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