@martyrdison Wanting wealth is less dangerous than wanting attention/influence/stature
Wanting attention/influence/stature is less dangerous than wanting power
Those seeking power for powers sake are the most dangerous
The default society is not a high trust one. The default society is crabs in a bucket, corruption at every level and in every interaction that keeps you in constant vigilance and incapable of building good, effective and beautiful things. Western civilization took millennia to build and is being torn down within a century because of the concept that “all cultures are equal”.
Been brushing up on the discourse and I’ve decided that every single person is richer than me is a greedy bastard and every single person poorer than me is a loser. I and only I have the exact right amount of money.