because once you're that rich you begin to want more, plenty of people said the same things you guys are saying and a soon as they get that chance its always the same, whether from uncovered greed or fear for your life (a good person is always a threat to the elites) you would fold.
i literally just wouldn't though? like im reluctant to use "im just built different" as a legitimate argument but thats honestly all i need to make your entire point fall apart. id do the right thing because i have free will and money isnt black magic that makes you a bad person, it's a social construct that bad people abuse.
Man, you got me good. You used "I'm just built different" and acted like it was not only a VALID argument, but also like it did LITERALLY ANYTHING to weaken my statement. I didn't even say that having a lot of money made you a bad person, I agree that Bezos is a huge piece of shit, but if he treated his workers right and followed the law, then there would be no reason to hate him besides jealousy or disliking him as a person, rather than a large sum of money with a name. I'm sure you're a good person, and so are the other people who responded to the OP, but I have yet to see a single rich person who does what these people (including you and the games creator) would have them do. That's because it's super unreasonable to expect someone to just give everything away regardless of their position, and that issue would only get worse as the scale increases because you are less inclined to share with people you have little to no relationship with, and the lesser your relation the weaker that inclination gets. It's the difference between sharing a small bag of chips that's only yours with your best friend, and sharing a family sized bag of chips you bought for your friend group with a random group of people you've never met before.
p.s. this has been going on for so long, it started with my sudden and extreme annoyance at the material presented, for really no good reason, although i stand by what i said as true, I can agree that my presentation was unnecessarily aggressive, but honestly at this point it feels like arguing for the sake of arguing, but still, feel free to respond.
"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.
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.
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.
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.
on one hand, while you are right in that abundant wealth creates a desire for more obscene wealth, this is basing off the assumption you watched your own money grow. this simulator is if you (your ego, personality, and morals) are inhabiting jeff bezos' body. meaning you still hold the values from before you were jeff bezos. meaning, you dont actually hold any feelings towards his obscene wealth. and if you knew that this was temporary, and that you would eventually go back to your own body, what would you do? id undoubtedly spend all his money. i still like my life, as poor as i may be, and i hate jeff bezos, the piece of shit he is.