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Aram Sinnreich
Aram Sinnreich
@aram@aoir.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 hours ago

Does obscene wealth turn people into sociopaths, or does it simply reward people with sociopathic tendencies?

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Jacen
Jacen
@thejacenallen@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 36 minutes ago

@aram theyve proven that obsene wealth breaks your brain

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pfm2112
pfm2112
@pfm2112@social.vivaldi.net replied  ·  activity timestamp 41 minutes ago

@aram Yes!

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Roger Mexico
Roger Mexico
@rogermexico@mas.to replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 hours ago

@aram it amplifies who we already are. Compare the assholes we talk about every day to Dolly Parton or J. David Bamberger.

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M.S. Bellows, Jr.
M.S. Bellows, Jr.
@msbellows@c.im replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 hours ago

@aram Yes.

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Knightmare
Knightmare
@LanceJZ@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 hours ago

@aram it is because of them being a sociopath that they are obscenely rich.

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Von Xylofon
Von Xylofon
@vonxylofon@witter.cz replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 hours ago

@aram Yes.

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Gary Parker :party_porg:
@WiteWulf@cyberplace.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 hours ago

@aram @jalefkowit

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Human after all
Human after all
@humanhorseshoes@mastodon.world replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 hours ago

@aram Bellends are going to bell

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@jalefkowit@vmst.io replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 hours ago

@aram I don't think you get obscene wealth without being willing to crush a few people along the way.

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Prinsessident Mette af Helvede
Prinsessident Mette af Helvede
@MThaastrup@helvede.net replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 hours ago

@aram @jalefkowit But also - the a**hole effect
https://www.behaviouralstrategy.com/post/the-asshole-effect

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The Asshole Effect

Your crossing a pedestrian crossing when an aggressive driver speeds past you, only centimeters from running you over. Chocked an enraged, you yell at the driver, but alas! He is already gone and leave you a bit shaken.If you had to guess, do you think the driver was driving a brand new Aston Martin or a mashed up Toyota Corollas?The research has a pretty clear answer: Drivers in expensive, high status cars behave remarkably more aggressive and selfish than drivers of cheaper cars. In fact, driv
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