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Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop
I would rather live in an egalitarian society, but I think a lot of people like living in a stratified world where some people have more status than others. It's not just an indifference to human suffering. Many people in the limousines would be less happy if everyone had the same limousine. Public conversations about inequality rarely mention this, but it seems to me like the biggest obstacle to living in a more equal society.
I know the phenomenon is not news to you, so I don't mean to sound like I'm telling you something you don't know.
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I think you're right. But I don't think that's an innately human trait. It's learned. It can be unlearned.
If you give me the choice of $X + Status, or $XXX + No Status, I'm taking the latter all day long. I think the majority of people think as I do. "Life's short. I just want whatever I need to trade for things and experiences that are fun." It's a thin slice of people with an insecurity, or a void, who need to measure themselves against others. They are unenlightened. They should be made to take psychedelics and understand:
It's just a game. Don't get caught up in thinking the game is real. One day it will end, and all that worry will have been for nothing.
https://www.amazon.com/Change-Your-M.../dp/1594204225 (The book is awesome.)
(I need to try DMT. Meet the "mechanical elves.")
