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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

Being a billionaire (aka wealth hoarder) is a mental illness.

If they were hoarding anything else to this extent, going way beyond their rational needs, e.g. billions of tables, pokemon cards or toilet papers, everybody would know they are insane. But as it’s money, somehow they are supposed to be the smartest people in the world, and we should worship them.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Being a billionaire (aka wealth hoarder) is a mental illness.

No it isn't.

e.g. billions of tables, pokemon cards or toilet papers

These aren't directly related to sex appeal whereas money is.

Edit: I mean I assume. Perhaps there are some people out there who see pokemon cards as a good measure of offspring-raising potential, I dunno. In which case, accumulating pokemon cards wouldn't be considered a sign of mental illness either.

they are supposed to be the smartest people in the world, and we should worship them

Who told you that?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Being an incel is also probably a mental illness

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

incel

I don't know what you mean by that.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Look at yourself in the mirror.

That's what an incel looks like.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 weeks ago

You're not communicating.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

If there are 10 monkeys in a zoo and they give them 10 oranges a day as a treat and one of the monkeys would hoard 6 oranges every day and left them to rot. Do you think that the zookeepers would keep an eye on it because it's clearly mentally ill or an asshole, or would they point at it and go: damn, that's one cool and smart monkey.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

That's just what monkeys do and if you give the weakest monkey an orange the strongest will go and kill them.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Only if they are in captivity.

In the wilderness they share their resources. The strongest would defend the weakest, especially if they had an orange.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

unpopular opinion: if most of the current billionaires werent this rich or lucky they would just act like normal people

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

As in, they're power tripping? Absolutely. When you get a false sense of importance, especially when you have sycophants reinforcing this image, narcissists in particular tend to act poorly toward their fellow human beings.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

This is why we should have mandatory testing for NPD and be institutionalising anyone who tests positive. Narcissists cannot be allowed to walk the streets freely, their mental illness is too dangerous.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Narcissistic Personality Disorder. A narcissist is someone with NPD. And they all deserve the gas chamber treatment.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

they all deserve the gas chamber treatment

O_o

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

People with certain mental disorders aren't fit to live in society. Donald Trump is proof of that. And if you think we should extend mercy to people with his disorder, you're defending a fascist.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Was also a narcissist. He literally told people to worship him. He probably only fed the hungry and healed the sick for attention.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 weeks ago

Jesus christ

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

And your solution, killing everyone in a category, isn't fascistic?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

Jesus christ