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I would also argue that we've noralized the idea that if you achieve massive wealth that is the real success and you shouldn't be held responsible for the bad t
by iamdbtoo 6y ago
I would also argue that we've noralized the idea that if you achieve massive wealth that is the real success and you shouldn't be held responsible for the bad things you had to do to get there.
Most people can't achieve that level of wealth without sacraficing some morality along the way, but when very few of them are held accountable it's just the cost of making billions of dollars.
- devilduck 6y agoAnother psychological component is that if you don't demonize the ones who have taken the Billions, then maybe you can get some of that too. Maybe like playing the lottery while ignoring the obvious predation of the lottery system
- owenmarshall 6y agoNo one can accumulate billions without decisions that the average person would describe as clearly immoral.
- no_wizard 6y agoI don’t know if that’s absolutely true. Google was successful simply because they built a better mousetrap in search and selling ads around it. The more shady things I’d argue came much later, from what I can gather about the publicly available information on the company and what it’s been like to work there through the years. I’m actually far more worried about what these people and companies do to maintain their wealth and status. That tends to be where things go much much more sideways and ends up more often than not being very harmful historically
- SantalBlush 6y agoThere is also the idea that wealth is a reasonable measure of one's contribution to society. This way, any personal wealth that is acquired by legal means is not just morally acceptable, but good for all.
- smichel17 6y agoI am not sure if you typo'd "moralized" or "normalized". I think the latter, but it might be good to edit your comment with the intended version (if you see this before the edit period ends).