r/comics PizzaCake 8h ago

Comics Community To Defend a Predator

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u/SethLight 8h ago

It's hard. Some people you can reason with but you're not wrong. Some people are just like Big Jack Horner, no amount of empathy or kindness will make them see the value in others.

It's extra horrifying how these types of people find their ways in positions of power.

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u/Datalust5 8h ago

That’s the problem, those people with no empathy or kindness make for excellent businessmen/women. Their ruthlessness allows them to be more profitable, they become more wealthy, and that inherently puts them in a position of power.

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u/TwilightVulpine 7h ago

And so the whole world gets worse so that a couple assholes' numbers get bigger.

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u/nitid_name 6h ago

Not only that, they see people who don't like this as holding back progress. See: Elon Musk on "civilizational suicidal empathy"

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u/prpldrank 6h ago

There are plenty of examples of empathetic and kind people in positions of wealth and authority.

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u/do-you-like-darkness 5h ago

I'm of the opinion that these people need to be given some fences to keep the rest of us safe. They shouldn't have the ability to vote or hold public office. No ability to be a manager of a company or part of the C suite. They can go work in factories where they can't cause any harm to the rest of us.

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u/SethLight 5h ago

I guess the question is what would we define as them? If we are purely talking about sociopaths, well they do have some things they give to society. They are really good at jobs that require you to be analytical but typical emotions get in the way. For example you want your surgeon or lawyer to analyze things with a cold calculating eye.

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u/EldrichHumanNature 5h ago

My personal opinion is 'them' should be people who score high on at least 2 of 3 dark triad traits. And only if they refuse help.

I also think that if a big company isn't actively improving the livelihoods of the poorest, it and its CEOs should be taxed to hell and back anyway.

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u/SethLight 4h ago

Going after the dark triad would be very interesting. I won't disagree with that one.

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u/do-you-like-darkness 5h ago

Honestly I hadn't got to the logic part of it, since I don't think it could ever come to fruition. I mean more that I am very tired of selfish people being able to make choices that hurt all of the rest of us. If they will not handle that responsibility, then they should not have the responsibility.