ReanuKeeves@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoWhy has our society accepted the mantra of "Don't let people take advantage of you" rather than focusing on "stop taking advantage of people"?message-squaremessage-square87fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareWhy has our society accepted the mantra of "Don't let people take advantage of you" rather than focusing on "stop taking advantage of people"?ReanuKeeves@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square87fedilink
minus-squareReanuKeeves@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoAnd my question is why is our society not penalizing those who are openly displaying sociopathic tendencies?
minus-squarenondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agobecause the people who do the punishing also like money and get more of it from continuing the status quo than punishing other money makers.
minus-squareReanuKeeves@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoThe question can go all the way up to the top but the basis is still “why have we all accepted something that is harmful to the vast majority of us?”. What I’ve learned from this comment section is that everyone wants to be submissive.
And my question is why is our society not penalizing those who are openly displaying sociopathic tendencies?
because the people who do the punishing also like money and get more of it from continuing the status quo than punishing other money makers.
The question can go all the way up to the top but the basis is still “why have we all accepted something that is harmful to the vast majority of us?”. What I’ve learned from this comment section is that everyone wants to be submissive.