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> you never know when the good karma from those favours will come back to you! I think you may have inadvertently provided the definition of 'douchebag' that y
by zcrar70 18y ago
> you never know when the good karma from those favours will come back to you!
I think you may have inadvertently provided the definition of 'douchebag' that you accused the poster of missing :-)
Less facetiously, I think he was referring to people for whom status and power was an end, rather than a means or a side-effect. When you're very determined to reach a goal, all of your actions are informed by your thinking; when your goal is status and power, and you start treating your interactions with people as another means to that end, you would probably fit the poster's definition of a 'douchebag'.
I think the poster meant to contrast this to people who study a field (say economics) for its own sake, because they enjoy it or because they hope to make a useful contribution; by 'useful', I mean one that will benefit others than themselves.
- jacoblyles 18y agoSo having a goal and being a helpful person makes you a douchebag? Or maybe you mean that helping other people is fine, as long as you are not aware of the fact that it is likely to help you, too? Read the memoirs of any successful business person. They all say that treating people nicely earns their loyalty, and is an essential part of success. Is that "douche-y"? Heaven forbid some asshole douchebag treats me well and helps me fulfill my goals, just to make himself better off, too! >Less facetiously This whole conversation is facetious. That's the only reason why the (juvenile) parent comment is getting upvoted. Moreover, I don't think he's ever tried to see how far he could get in business by being a douchebag. In practice (outside of Michael Douglas movies), nobody wants to work with them.