Since 2020, the richest 1% of people have accumulated close to two-thirds of all new wealth created around the world, according to a new report from Oxfam.
To be more exact, an extremely large percentage of people the hold large positions such as CEO’s, capitalist leaders, and high managerial posts, are medically diagnosable sociopaths.
They simply do not have a shred of empathy, compassion, or care for the lives they burn and the ruin they cause. They are incapable of those simple human functions, and in a system that rewards ruthless subjugation and exploitation, those people thrive.
To them money is all thats left, and as the capitalist in Monsters Inc put it, “I’ll kidnap a thousand children before I let this company die!”
Yup, actual studies have been done to show this as well. And this shouldn’t be in any way surprising. Capitalist pressures select for this type of personality. People who are selfish, who are willing to lie and cheat to get what they want, who are willing to use others as their tools, and so on are the ones who make it. If you have a conscience or morals then you will be outcompeted by somebody who doesn’t. This is exact same mechanic as natural selection that we observe in evolution. Successful behaviors within the constraints of the systems are the ones that become dominant.
And this is precisely why we need systems that encourage cooperative behaviors where the interests of the individual align with the interests of the majority. Capitalism encourages competitive behaviors where this alignment is broken.
To be more exact, an extremely large percentage of people the hold large positions such as CEO’s, capitalist leaders, and high managerial posts, are medically diagnosable sociopaths.
They simply do not have a shred of empathy, compassion, or care for the lives they burn and the ruin they cause. They are incapable of those simple human functions, and in a system that rewards ruthless subjugation and exploitation, those people thrive.
To them money is all thats left, and as the capitalist in Monsters Inc put it, “I’ll kidnap a thousand children before I let this company die!”
That is their mentality.
Yup, actual studies have been done to show this as well. And this shouldn’t be in any way surprising. Capitalist pressures select for this type of personality. People who are selfish, who are willing to lie and cheat to get what they want, who are willing to use others as their tools, and so on are the ones who make it. If you have a conscience or morals then you will be outcompeted by somebody who doesn’t. This is exact same mechanic as natural selection that we observe in evolution. Successful behaviors within the constraints of the systems are the ones that become dominant.
And this is precisely why we need systems that encourage cooperative behaviors where the interests of the individual align with the interests of the majority. Capitalism encourages competitive behaviors where this alignment is broken.