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I know tons of people who are more well off who are assholes and/or have a poor work ethic. But since they get lucky in life and got dealt a good hand (say, upp
by lhc- 13y ago
I know tons of people who are more well off who are assholes and/or have a poor work ethic. But since they get lucky in life and got dealt a good hand (say, upper class parents and private school, for example), then they count as contributing members of society in your eyes, while those who grew up poor are useless. To me, that says a lot more about the effect of society on people's situation than on their own personal merit or lack thereof.
- ahomescu1 13y agoThat completely misses the point. Are those well-off assholes you talk about actually contributing something to society (like art, science, leadership, labor, money, anything at all)? If so, then good for them, they are contributing members of society; if not, they're parasites. Context (for example, poverty) isn't relevant, what matters are an individual's achievements and contributions (plenty of poor people have achieved great things in life, as well as plenty of rich people).