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All of my life experience up to 2016 suggested that about 1% to 3% of us are seriously bad eggs, people who will cheerfully and thoughtlessly screw over everyon
by CamperBob2 7mo ago
All of my life experience up to 2016 suggested that about 1% to 3% of us are seriously bad eggs, people who will cheerfully and thoughtlessly screw over everyone around them for even the smallest perceived advantage or political "win."
In the 2016 election it began to appear likely that this figure is closer to 30%. That impression was reinforced -- cast in concrete, really -- in 2024.
So yes, I'm sadder, because I honestly didn't think I was surrounded by so many shitheels.
- hunterpayne 6mo agoWould it make you feel better to learn that that's not really true. Its just that you don't know anything about public policy and are moderately economically successful so you are isolated from the problems that your political beliefs were/are causing. And when this expressed itself in politics instead of learning why others were unhappy, you instead just call them names and declare them all "shitheels". So all you have really done is to prove the old saw..."when you point fingers, there will be 5 more pointing back at you"
- defrost 6mo agoWhen did you first meet CamperBob2 and learn all this information about them? Or are you just strawmanning for effect? It does come across as a comment not in line with: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- CamperBob2 6mo agoIt does, however, come across as a comment fully in line with https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/a_hit_dog_will_holler https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/a_hit_dog_will_holler .