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[–] [email protected] 58 points 1 year ago (9 children)

Saying the rich are (just as or even more) unhappy than humans is just rich ppl propaganda, or at best a coping mechanism ('See, Im better of poor than thev rich, I should be thankful!').

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Nah, there is definitely a truth to this. I grew up in a working class family who moved into a wealthier region at some point and I would never trade places with people who grew up wealthy. Pretty much all wealthy people are constantly unhappy, are obsessed with control to the point where they alienate their families, they are constantly scared of losing their control, status and wealth, constantly paranoid towards everything and everyone and often engage in self-destructive behaviour.

Of course, not having enough money sucks, it generates stress and restricts autonomy. But a similar thing happens at a certain level of wealth.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't know which one this is from, but god I love Don Rosa comics!

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)
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[–] [email protected] 67 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Donald Duck has always been a real one

[–] [email protected] 53 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Micky Mouse entering public domain is historical benchmark. Cool, but also... that mouse is hollow. Good for a cheap horror game or thumbing your nose at the big theater conglomerate, but otherwise meh

Donald Duck going public domain will be a real treat

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago

Nah fam. Gimme that OG Daffy Duck in 2033. Now that's my jam.

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's worth noting that this applies to most people, not just the ones "at the top".

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

But most people don't directly benefit from, and are directly involved in, the systems that encourage such behaviour, like the ones at the top are.
Most people are just grinding away selling their labour to survive while convinced by the wealthy-owned media and trillion dollar marketing industrial complex that they're just temporarily embarrassed millionaires who just need to consume more to make their lives better.
*Insert "we are not the same" meme here*

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[–] [email protected] 45 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Huh, I wonder if Capitalism is a systemic issue and perhaps incentivizes greed

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I don't know about you, but I'm not about to be the guy to say that people are only greedy under capitalism.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (4 children)

So proud of you and your reading comprehension

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[–] [email protected] 70 points 1 year ago

That's about the most coherent thing he's ever said. Not just in message, but cogently and understandably spoken. Probably about to have a stroke from that.

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