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From your tone, I would guess you feel offended that other people are richer than you so you're looking for ways to find faults with them to convince yourself t
by averagewall 10y ago
From your tone, I would guess you feel offended that other people are richer than you so you're looking for ways to find faults with them to convince yourself that it's actually you who's superior.
Perhaps you should compare who is doing the most good to other people. To me, that's a more important quality than the nebulous ones you identified - "authenticity" and "self-reflection". You can always find some arbitrary trait that makes somebody you don't like look bad. Try "diligence", "humility", "intelligence", "motivation", "non-violence", "work ethic", "laziness" and see how your wealthy family members stack up then.
- jondubois 10y agoI don't see myself as superior. I'm jealous of wealthy people. My real motivation for writing the previous comment is that I'm just not good at pretending and so I'm bitter about missing out on opportunities because of that. For example, I see that the kinds of people who get funding are those who are really good at presenting themselves in a particular way. You don't need to be smart, you just need to look/act smart, talk fast and tell the prospective investor exactly what they want to hear - In the current economy, only people who are really good at faking seem to succeed. Those who are good at faking are those who don't realise that they're faking. "Fake it till you make it" is the name of the game. Nobody can lie better than those who lie to themselves.