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In fact: I can't think of any 'sins' that aren't exactly what a cynical person would do to maximize long-term gain.
by byrneseyeview 19y ago
In fact: I can't think of any 'sins' that aren't exactly what a cynical person would do to maximize long-term gain.
- yters 19y agoReally? Pride, sloth, envy, wrath, lust, etc. all seem to cause more trouble for the person who can't control them. How do they maximize long term gain, or are you thinking of something else?
- brlewis 19y agoyters, you're thinking from the customer's point of view, which is great. Looking from a cynical business point of view, they are weaknesses to exploit. For example, one could create a discussion site and attract a lot of eyeballs by posting contentious comments, raising peoples' wrath (also known as "trolling"). Envy is what high-end consumer products exploit.
- yters 19y agoAh right. However, this has a bad long term effect for the market as a whole. Just look at what such thinking has done to our culture as it is.