https://blue.feedland.org/?river=http://data.feedland.org/blue/feeds/lnkii.xml It's just a feed for now Fri, 13 Dec 2024 04:04:09 GMT feedland v0.6.43 https://cyber.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html Fri, 13 Dec 2024 04:04:08 GMT http://rpc.rsscloud.io:5337/pleaseNotify Thu, December 12, 2024 11:04 PM EST <p>A 🧵 on greed and addiction having worked in sales. Beware of people who blindly and selfishly chase money.</p> <p>There&#39;s something to be said about how dangerous addiction is and being addicted to money should be included in that category. I worked on car sales for a couple of years and it was the most soul sucking job you could imagine - they &quot;give&quot; you the &quot;tools&quot; and &quot;training&quot; to succeed but then you realize that the people who are friends with management or play politics end up making more per sale than you do, on top of being referred more customers.</p> <p>Anyhow, anyone who was higher up in the chain was absolutely an addict. Most of them would admit it - negotiating, fighting for every dollar, imposing your will on others - it made them feel elated, euphoric even. The old motto of &quot;always be closing&quot; rang true - no matter if it was a car deal, a grocery conversation, or anything in between, you had to come out on top by convincing the other person to side with you. I saw shady deals, people given shitty APR rates when they could&#39;ve had better, cars being misrepresented to lenders to appear as though they had extra equipment and therefore the lender would disburse more money for the car that the dealership would keep, cars somehow magically being stolen but no police being involved... Just on and on. </p> <p>Our sales manager owned property with oil in TX and still made a hefty six figures in the dealership. Why? Because money was a game, it made them feel good, made them feel strong, and nothing else mattered. Anyone in the way was just an obstacle to be removed, trampled, or outright disposed of. All of these people had won capitalism, and yet they could not stop. Their egos were even smaller than the reptilian brain that drove their lizard-like behavior. They were addicts looking for a hit, they got high watching their bank account grow, no matter the cost. So yeah, addiction to money is a mental disease and should be classified as such. And billionaires are the biggest cancer on this planet and must be eradicated. If we survive it, our children and history will laugh at us thinking we could ever find peace with them or their twisted mentality of reptilian greed and destruction.</p> Fri, 13 Dec 2024 04:04:09 GMT https://blue.feedland.org/?item=787793 https://blue.feedland.org/?item=787793 A 🧵 on greed and addiction having worked in sales. Beware of people who blindly and selfishly chase money. There's something to be said about how dangerous addiction is and being addicted to money should be included in that category. I worked on car sales for a couple of years and it was the most soul sucking job you could imagine - they "give" you the "tools" and "training" to succeed but then you realize that the people who are friends with management or play politics end up making more per sale than you do, on top of being referred more customers. Anyhow, anyone who was higher up in the chain was absolutely an addict. Most of them would admit it - negotiating, fighting for every dollar, imposing your will on others - it made them feel elated, euphoric even. The old motto of "always be closing" rang true - no matter if it was a car deal, a grocery conversation, or anything in between, you had to come out on top by convincing the other person to side with you. I saw shady deals, people given shitty APR rates when they could've had better, cars being misrepresented to lenders to appear as though they had extra equipment and therefore the lender would disburse more money for the car that the dealership would keep, cars somehow magically being stolen but no police being involved... Just on and on. Our sales manager owned property with oil in TX and still made a hefty six figures in the dealership. Why? Because money was a game, it made them feel good, made them feel strong, and nothing else mattered. Anyone in the way was just an obstacle to be removed, trampled, or outright disposed of. All of these people had won capitalism, and yet they could not stop. Their egos were even smaller than the reptilian brain that drove their lizard-like behavior. They were addicts looking for a hit, they got high watching their bank account grow, no matter the cost. So yeah, addiction to money is a mental disease and should be classified as such. And billionaires are the biggest cancer on this planet and must be eradicated. If we survive it, our children and history will laugh at us thinking we could ever find peace with them or their twisted mentality of reptilian greed and destruction. <p>A 🧵 on greed and addiction having worked in sales. Beware of people who blindly and selfishly chase money.</p> <p>There&#39;s something to be said about how dangerous addiction is and being addicted to money should be included in that category. I worked on car sales for a couple of years and it was the most soul sucking job you could imagine - they &quot;give&quot; you the &quot;tools&quot; and &quot;training&quot; to succeed but then you realize that the people who are friends with management or play politics end up making more per sale than you do, on top of being referred more customers.</p> <p>Anyhow, anyone who was higher up in the chain was absolutely an addict. Most of them would admit it - negotiating, fighting for every dollar, imposing your will on others - it made them feel elated, euphoric even. The old motto of &quot;always be closing&quot; rang true - no matter if it was a car deal, a grocery conversation, or anything in between, you had to come out on top by convincing the other person to side with you. I saw shady deals, people given shitty APR rates when they could&#39;ve had better, cars being misrepresented to lenders to appear as though they had extra equipment and therefore the lender would disburse more money for the car that the dealership would keep, cars somehow magically being stolen but no police being involved... Just on and on.</p> <p>Our sales manager owned property with oil in TX and still made a hefty six figures in the dealership. Why? Because money was a game, it made them feel good, made them feel strong, and nothing else mattered. Anyone in the way was just an obstacle to be removed, trampled, or outright disposed of. All of these people had won capitalism, and yet they could not stop. Their egos were even smaller than the reptilian brain that drove their lizard-like behavior. They were addicts looking for a hit, they got high watching their bank account grow, no matter the cost. So yeah, addiction to money is a mental disease and should be classified as such. And billionaires are the biggest cancer on this planet and must be eradicated. If we survive it, our children and history will laugh at us thinking we could ever find peace with them or their twisted mentality of reptilian greed and destruction.</p> Fri, 13 Dec 2024 04:02:24 GMT https://blue.feedland.org/?item=787792 https://blue.feedland.org/?item=787792 A 🧵 on greed and addiction having worked in sales. Beware of people who blindly and selfishly chase money. There's something to be said about how dangerous addiction is and being addicted to money should be included in that category. I worked on car sales for a couple of years and it was the most soul sucking job you could imagine - they "give" you the "tools" and "training" to succeed but then you realize that the people who are friends with management or play politics end up making more per sale than you do, on top of being referred more customers. Anyhow, anyone who was higher up in the chain was absolutely an addict. Most of them would admit it - negotiating, fighting for every dollar, imposing your will on others - it made them feel elated, euphoric even. The old motto of "always be closing" rang true - no matter if it was a car deal, a grocery conversation, or anything in between, you had to come out on top by convincing the other person to side with you. I saw shady deals, people given shitty APR rates when they could've had better, cars being misrepresented to lenders to appear as though they had extra equipment and therefore the lender would disburse more money for the car that the dealership would keep, cars somehow magically being stolen but no police being involved... Just on and on. Our sales manager owned property with oil in TX and still made a hefty six figures in the dealership. Why? Because money was a game, it made them feel good, made them feel strong, and nothing else mattered. Anyone in the way was just an obstacle to be removed, trampled, or outright disposed of. All of these people had won capitalism, and yet they could not stop. Their egos were even smaller than the reptilian brain that drove their lizard-like behavior. They were addicts looking for a hit, they got high watching their bank account grow, no matter the cost. So yeah, addiction to money is a mental disease and should be classified as such. And billionaires are the biggest cancer on this planet and must be eradicated. If we survive it, our children and history will laugh at us thinking we could ever find peace with them or their twisted mentality of reptilian greed and destruction.