davidshalev

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   by davidshalev 9y ago

   There are enough vulnerable people to become rich off of? When I worked in sales the calculus was pretty simple - either you sell to these people to make money or you'll barely make money. The dirty little secret of success in sales is
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   by davidshalev 9y ago

   The true manipulator doesn't need the warm glow of altruism to pursue his ambitions. The rich manipulator calculates everything as zero-sum and sees people for their utility to be exploited.
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   by davidshalev 9y ago

   The majority of wealthy people became that way by some combination of lying, cheating, stealing, fraud, misrepresentation, intimidation (extortion and/or blackmail), market manipulation, insider trading, aggressive selling to vulnerabl
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   by davidshalev 9y ago

   Admittedly, I don't have data to provide you. I can only tell you my observations based on a rather large social circle I'm exposed to and just the sheer frequency that the wealthy engage in white collar crime. Do you honestly be
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   by davidshalev 9y ago

   Most of the rich became that way by engaging in unethical/immoral acts. Misrepresentation, fraud, financial elder abuse, serial bankruptcies, creating environmental disasters in third world countries without a blink of an eye. They jus