Krauerking@lemy.lol to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 days agoIt took shockingly few generations for our ruling class to become moronsmessage-squaremessage-square59linkfedilinkarrow-up1189arrow-down110
arrow-up1179arrow-down1message-squareIt took shockingly few generations for our ruling class to become moronsKrauerking@lemy.lol to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square59linkfedilink
minus-squareSteve@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up24·2 days agoThe ruling class are the ones with insatiable ambition and no morals. Intelligence doesn’t matter as much as willingness to abuse others.
minus-squareSCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down4·2 days agoThe willingness to abuse others is low intelligence
minus-squareAniki@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·2 days agonah these have nothing to do with another. they’re orthogonal properties.
minus-squaretristynalxander@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 days agoDepends on who you’re abusing / pissing-off. Can’t imagine it’s good for your health to have large numbers of people angry at you.
minus-squareWoodScientist@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoIt’s almost like the state was built to protect capital or something…
minus-squareSteve@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·2 days agoEmotional vs intellectual
The ruling class are the ones with insatiable ambition and no morals. Intelligence doesn’t matter as much as willingness to abuse others.
The willingness to abuse others is low intelligence
nah these have nothing to do with another. they’re orthogonal properties.
Depends on who you’re abusing / pissing-off. Can’t imagine it’s good for your health to have large numbers of people angry at you.
It’s almost like the state was built to protect capital or something…
Emotional vs intellectual