• TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world
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    13 hours ago

    I don’t remember who said it, but I’m pretty sure the wealthy admitted themselves that they are in competition with each other on how much their net worth is. It is purely just trying to one-up each other. I’m not saying I’m wealthy but I kinda get why they do it.

    • IninewCrow@lemmy.ca
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      9 hours ago

      I really don’t care if people want to compete with each other … but when your activities start affecting the lives of millions of people, causing them death, early death, unstable lives, hunger, pain, misery, then it becomes a problem on insanity causing untold misery … you can have your competition with others as long as it doesn’t involve anyone else

      • OpenStars@piefed.social
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        2 hours ago

        Humans are still monkeys, specifically a member of the great apes family. Studies of our closest relatives the Chimpanzee have been quite… illuminating.

        Like the one where given a cucumber they enjoy it, whereas when given a cucumber and then they see a chimp in a nearby cage be given a grape (relatively higher value gift, I guess sweeter), they throw the cucumber away in disgust.

        Wealth != Wisdom.