• Flying Squid
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    15614 hours ago

    Sometimes I wonder what it must be like to go through life without a sense of shame.

    • Track_Shovel
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      2210 hours ago

      A friend and I were discussing this. It seems like these days it’s more rewarding, objectively, to be a shitbag than to actually be a good human. We’re constantly being played for suckers despite having morals. Everyone else is cheating in this tragedy of the moral commons.

      • @rational_lib
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        177 hours ago

        There’s a selection bias, we usually hear about the most successful shitbags. Most ordinary shitbags live pretty terrible lives. Just look at the life of the typical red state resident. Usually working their ass off in a blue collar for some plutocrat who abuses them, subjected to country music all day long. Almost makes me feel bad for them.

          • @FMT99
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            21 hour ago

            The point is, just because one shitbag gets away with it, that shouldn’t motivate you to also become a shitbag.

      • SeaJ
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        57 hours ago

        I hope you don’t think this is just a recent thing…

    • @[email protected]
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      3313 hours ago

      It actually seems like it feels pretty great. The downside is you’re probably some degree of sociopath or other disorder. But I’m neither qualified nor experienced to diagnose.

      • Flying Squid
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        1313 hours ago

        Maybe, but neither Trump nor Melania look like they feel great.