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People change, even from horny college nerd into altruistic missionary into oligarch. And even beyond.
by corndoge 1y ago
People change, even from horny college nerd into altruistic missionary into oligarch. And even beyond.
- throw4847285 1y agoOr it turns out that people don't change, as explored in the entirely fictitious but very enjoyable film The Social Network. All those steps, even the horny college nerd, were facades, and the real core of his character is naked ambition. He will warp himself into any shape in order to pursue wealth and power. To paraphrase Robert Caro, power does not corrupt, it reveals.