Comment on Having the ability to lie and manipulate with no remorse will get you much further in this world than having morals and being correct

• Duckworthy@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I think power and money corrupts people. Plenty of people who started out as honest business people turn into monsters.
  As you move up the ladder, less and less people are honest with you. Some are climbing the ladder because they are unhappy and that definitely makes things worse, they think money or power will make them feel better, when actually I’ve found living with less and doing things yourself is ultimately more satisfying.

  Anecdotally, I personally felt how wealth corrupted me - when my economy car was totaled and my insurance rental gave me a Mercedes because they were out of reasonable models . After a week of driving it I started feeling like I was better than other people on the road. Luckily I got a replacement crappy hatchback and became a normal person again.

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  • TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I think it’s a combination of power corrupts as well as corrupt people seek power but yes it only gets worse the higher up you go. Lots of people want financial stability so it’s of course a competitive environment which invites dirty tactics.

    Depends, if you were in a b-class then you have about as much aura as a prius. But if you were in a g or s-class you are without a doubt superior to that peon in the pontiac sunfire that’s somehow still running.

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  • WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    When I had extra money, I felt safe to donate. No clue what this power corrupts stuff is.

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• Nomad@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Business owner here, even if not a very good one. These kinds of CEOs exist, but there are far from the norm. And they usually act that way because the owners of the company expect them to lead that way. There is a crowd mechanic of many people owning some of the stock of a company. It leads to some psychopathy as nobody feels responsible and everybody wants to earn some extra Money. Look into a documentary called “cooperation”.

  Most business people, especially the more successful ones are the classic boys club people. They get good deals by being friends and knowing people that give them access. It leads to a culture where what you earn has more or less nothing to so with what or how good you work. If you know the show billions, watch it and look for the making of episodes. There is a lot of real world experience in the writing.

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  • TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I went to business school and worked in corporate for a while, I know our experiences are anecdotal but the ones I know that climbed the corporate ladder the best are the ones who have family connections and/or lie the best. They do come across as charismatic, charming, friendly, because that’s what works.

    If it comes down to a promotion or raise though, they’re obviously not likely to voluntarily give it to someone else who may be more deseving. As a business owner I’m know sure you know when companies get larger, people end up being faceless cogs of the machine and the C suite is more concerned with hitting targets for shareholders.

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    • Nomad@infosec.pub ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Working in cooperations is the definition of insanity. Been there, it’s crazy. And yes, there the lying and cheating part is most likely to get you ahead.

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      • TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        I can’t disagree with that

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