I read some news that Bezos was getting into the real estate business and got to thinking that any sane person would realize they have enough and there is no logical reason to acquire more wealth.
Searching the internet I was sure I would find an official classification for this derangement labeled by the medical establishment as a type of disorder but I found no such thing. The closest was maybe "narcissism." They do consider paranoia: a general distrust of others, as a personality disorder (it means your passing attention).
Anyways, I think all the money hungry billionaires would not like to be labeled as having a disorder so we pretend it doesn't exist. If it was accepted that they were batshit crazy, would people still seek their advice on pharma, climate change and general biology? Probably less so.
Satanism already has a name. There are plenty of rich people who are living out their lives enjoying their wealth and doing so largely in private. It's not money the 'elite' can't get enough of, it's power - DARK power.
No better demonstration of Power than stomping a boot down on millions of humans they regard as 'useless eaters.'
Indeed. Money is a potent symbol of energy exchanges. It can be used for both good and evil.
Hungering for control plus more and more money than one could possibly need or use wisely in ones lifetime is a sickness. The Bible points this out several times.
Megalomania is an obsession with power and wealth, and a passion for grand schemes.
Oh yeah. I forgot about that word!!
Very interesting thought to ponder. But I think you’re onto something. Yes they never label anybody who is some money hungry as having a disorder. Actually, people look up to them, and want to be more like them. Because, becoming rich, for many people, means they’re willing to sell their soul to Satan to obtain those bright and shiny objects.
I think I am a transonaire. I don't have a billion dollars but feel like I should!!!
I identify with you. Now someone give me money! Hey, leemoz wanna start a movement? I think we need a flag first. Thoughts?😂🤣😂
Quick! Get this person a straight jacket.
Richard Branson said once you get to a certain point it’s no longer about money, it’s about keeping score.
Michael Jordan didn’t have a gambling problem. He had a competition problem. Even in his HOF speech he still had to get back at people going to high school.
I totally agree. But at what point are they all just nutters instead of respected members of society whose opinions we seek out on morning talk shows.
I heard Michael Jordan threw over a monopoly board in college because he was losing.
He’s not wired correctly. Society worships disfunction. There’s a video in 1988 (Larry king) where Trump says rich people don’t like him. It seems to be the cab drivers and everyday folks that love him. He’s even used the term stupid rich people recently.
General Flynn spoke about how Trump went up To the guys tending the tires of his plane and gave them a wad of cash. It was pouring cats and dogs…. And he took the time to say thank you. Our wealthy elite keep taking. Trump keeps giving.
That Larry King video may be in my post history
Huh? Sorry, but I don't have any problem with billionaires using their assets to continue to participate in the economy in any legal way they deem fit. We have laws against monopolies. They should be clarified and enforced. But who gets to define when a person has enough and has become "greedy"? You?
Weird post.
Good point. I was inspired to ask the question after seeing that Bezos now wants to take over the housing market. I guess from my point of view I don't get why Bezos needs even more money. But who am I to ask.
I mean, if he invests in real estate he's buying that real estate from people who want or need to sell their property and would benefit from the sale in some way. He's not stealing from anyone by doing that. Sure he plans to make money but the funny thing about making money in a free market (I realize our market is far from free in many ways but the principle still applies) is that in order to do so, you must provide value to someone else. If he wants to buy homes that other people are selling, he's not hurting anyone by doing so. As far as those people are concerned, he's helping them out.
Now, an argument can be made that the bohemoth Blackrock, who owns every company in the stock market, shouldn't be allowed to go around buying up all of America's real estate to force us all to become renters, but frankly, antitrust laws, if it they were worth anything in this country, should be taking care of that. Blackrock has basically limitless funds to draw on and could actually buy up all the real estate in this country if they wanted to (and I think they do), but Bezos? Individual billionaires? They're small potatoes compared to the international bankers and the monopoly they run through their shell company, Blackrock, and its subsidiaries which we call the stock market.
People who are greedy are usually also selfish and lacking in empathy, and perhaps even criminal. All these point to the worst personality disorders, including narcissism, psychopathy and sociopathy. Do we really need a label for these people? Look at their actions and their words.You will figure it out.
I figure as long as psychiatrists make a living labeling patients, they might as well talk about one of the big ones.
Coming from a dysfunctional home where financial skills were a part of the problem, I try and manage my finances well, but I'm not rich, nor greedy. Money is only a representation of safety. My goal is to go broke on the date of my passing.
It's called being a hoarder with a strong proclivity to sadistic tendencies.
If you look up hoarder it makes a point of stressing the messy, cluttered aspect. I'm guessing the billionaires aren't recognized as having a mental disorder by the American psychiatric group or whatever they're called. They are generally referred to as "successful."
Greed.
Yeah. Maybe just plain and simple. It does seem greedy people are generally held in high regard.
True. Also, maybe the 7 deadly sins are different than disorders? Maybe they're their own thing......
Most of them are sociopaths
This is anti-capitalist bs. What is a person supposed to do with their life but keep moving forward?
Not intended to be anti- capitalist as I am a fan. Just wondering about the sanity in going after single family homes. Sure, maybe it's all just fun and games but I'm inclined to think there is something off with these folks. I'm being judgy but that's my intuition. Majority of folks would just spend more time with the fam, etc. Anyways, not advocating laws against this stuff. Just like I don't advocate for laws against having the world's largest boobs. Anyways, you get the point.
I can only speak for myself. Nothing wrong with single family homes. I work delivery and it's a delight the many ways people do them up. Great place for families. But the market is a little skewed. We don't have enough places for single people. A LOT of single family homes are used for groups of adults renting together, which in my experience is where so much of socialist torture woke me up. We're talking living with unrelated people who might have access to your stuff, your food, your social life, and try to assert tyranny over it. I live in the fastest growing city in America, and until recently three times the size of Manhattan was zoned for SFH (which is 3/4 the size of the city). I've heard counts the country is short of housing units by like 10 million. There's not enough market choice, skewing the prices and having people straining to afford their apartments or commute ridiculously long times or distances to their houses in some places. All of that takes away from time doing what you love. Zoning violates property rights, and property taxes play into this too. I really think it's a linchpin issue for breaking us out of our current slavery. Endless, low-intensity, often soul-deadening suburbia is in part the result of decades of social engineering and propped up highly by subsidies. Even your average cul-de-sac doesn't pay itself off in terms of the property taxes paid on it before it needs to be replaced. tl;dr We need a free market in housing
We surely do need a free market. Used to be prices would soar and eventually crash but thanks to the likes of blackrock and Bezos with infinite money we might never see prices go down again and those that don't own won't own and be forever slaves to pay ever increasing rent prices which the multinationals will get to control.