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That’s a long time ago. One thing I’ve noticed: some people lose all empathy for their former selves. Like all of it. It’s like there is no continuity between
by keybored 2y ago
That’s a long time ago.
One thing I’ve noticed: some people lose all empathy for their former selves. Like all of it. It’s like there is no continuity between the two persons. Maybe they were fat and lost weight, or were a young adult and had to work in a fast food chain. Well immediately when they are out of that predicament they just roll their eyes at how unworthy/dumb their former selves are.
As a direct consequence they are rubbish at feeling sympathy for other people that are also in that situation. It’s like their own experience has been emotionally discarded.
- tasty_freeze 2y agoI have a brother that is a successful bond trader. When he was a young buck, he griped that he and the other traders would bust their asses all year, and at the end of the year each division would be allocated some pot of money based on how well their division did at generating profit. It was entirely at the discretion of their boss not only how to split the pot among the traders, but how much to keep for himself. The unfairness! 35 years on my brother has been that top boss for awhile. And now, you see, the world is a meritocracy: both those who have everything and those who have nothing are getting what they deserve. What a great way to salve any remaining pangs of conscience over being on top and not needing to worry about those with nothing.
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