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The bug is that in order to make a difference, you have to have power. But in order to have power, you have to compromise your character. And thus, you compro
by OnlineGladiator 7y ago
The bug is that in order to make a difference, you have to have power. But in order to have power, you have to compromise your character. And thus, you compromise your ability to make a difference.
Obviously this is a wildly simplistic generalization, but it is a very powerful rule of thumb.
- dromen 7y agoSounds like learned helplessness to me. The only sensible inner practice I've found is refinement of character. It works both when practiced publicly and when practiced privately. And aspects of character can be built, sustained and recycled. Like anything.
- OnlineGladiator 7y agoOnce you're a billionaire, what incentive do you have to better yourself when you can just pay to change the world around you?