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I agree that people with the "scarcity-minded" approach aren't fun to be around. However, this is the unfortunate reality of some jobs. If you work somewhere w
by neap24 10y ago
I agree that people with the "scarcity-minded" approach aren't fun to be around. However, this is the unfortunate reality of some jobs. If you work somewhere where the revenue stream is relatively fixed (non-profits), then a huge raise for one person necessarily takes away from the pool to distribute raises to others. Even for profit enterprises are scarcity driven in any given year. Everyone is competing for the budget surplus to go to their own paycheck. I don't think this view necessitates engagement in social comparisons...it is merely a realistic perspective of business operations.
- rm_-rf_slash 10y agoJust to play devils advocate for the scarcity-minded, it is a hell of a lot more fun to spend a night out with someone who knows that time is scarce and strives to make the most of it than someone who is easily contented by the tidal wave of modern material abundance.
- gumby 10y agoI think they're orthogonal. You can have fun and be really driven and still not think you're succeeding at someone else's expense. While you can be contented or consoled by material abundance -- if you think it's zero sum and feel discouraged from succeeding, you may seek comfort in zoning out. I think a lot of resistance to basic income, and a lot of fear of job loss due to outsourcing and automation, comes from the scarcity mindset. And if that's your world view, Trump makes sense.