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I've often thought of lot of their leftism/anti-capitalism is based on guilt. LiterateDog Send a noteboard - 12/10/2017 06:21:39 PM

And feelings. They trade in fake feelings. Feelings take over their lives.

But yeah, for the reasons you said and the fact that even the lucky ones are getting millions of dollars just to play act. You tie all that into the adulation they receive from so much of the public and it isn't any wonder they are the way they are. I don't excuse it, but I understand it.

I often think of sports the same way, they become millionaires for playing children's games. BUT! The big difference in culture is that sports really is a meritocracy and there is real, honest competition in the work.

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Weinstein - I've long had this theory... aerocontrols - 12/10/2017 03:31:11 PM 935 Views
I love the Hillary outrage. Like her husband isn't just as bad. *NM* random thoughts - 12/10/2017 03:42:18 PM 255 Views
Re: I love the Hillary outrage. Like her husband isn't just as bad. random thoughts - 12/10/2017 03:49:07 PM 452 Views
Just because he drugged and raped a 13 year old he doesn't deserve an Oscar? aerocontrols - 12/10/2017 04:01:19 PM 509 Views
that is some wishfull thinking random thoughts - 12/10/2017 04:36:31 PM 487 Views
umm... sure. aerocontrols - 12/10/2017 04:50:37 PM 433 Views
Not saying the are wrong to speak out but I alsoi hear there is corruption on Washington random thoughts - 12/10/2017 06:53:51 PM 480 Views
I think she has to be very careful aerocontrols - 12/10/2017 03:53:00 PM 453 Views
Replied in wrong place. *NM* LiterateDog - 12/10/2017 06:20:38 PM 237 Views
I love the Hillary outrage...like she didn't know. Weinstein's money is attractive. *NM* Jeordam - 12/10/2017 07:20:52 PM 261 Views
Look at Silicon Valley Tom - 12/10/2017 04:32:22 PM 452 Views
But what is the cause, and what is the effect? aerocontrols - 12/10/2017 04:43:10 PM 504 Views
I think it's a lot more complicated Tom - 12/10/2017 06:43:56 PM 536 Views
I think we agree it's complicated aerocontrols - 12/10/2017 07:07:08 PM 464 Views
that is the problem with easy wealth. Deep down you know you just got lucky random thoughts - 12/10/2017 06:56:17 PM 494 Views
You also assume everyone else with wealth just got lucky if you got rich that way Tom - 20/10/2017 07:01:55 PM 419 Views
I've often thought of lot of their leftism/anti-capitalism is based on guilt. LiterateDog - 12/10/2017 06:21:39 PM 521 Views
Weinstein was a virtue signaller aerocontrols - 12/10/2017 06:59:13 PM 494 Views
The music industry is just as bad random thoughts - 12/10/2017 06:59:34 PM 511 Views
Really it is worse, much much worse. HyogaRott - 20/10/2017 05:55:15 PM 462 Views
Seems to me there's a rather more obvious explanation. Legolas - 12/10/2017 07:33:58 PM 584 Views
I prefer the artsie all emotion no reasoning explanation *NM* random thoughts - 13/10/2017 02:09:45 PM 259 Views
You're pretty amazingly optimistic about how meritocratic capitalism is. Legolas - 12/10/2017 07:18:38 PM 449 Views
wut? aerocontrols - 12/10/2017 09:57:09 PM 462 Views
Movies are similar to start-ups AgentApple - 12/10/2017 10:26:05 PM 493 Views
A question for the ages that has an answer: aerocontrols - 13/10/2017 03:09:29 PM 484 Views
Hm. You're completely misunderstanding my post. Legolas - 12/10/2017 11:09:11 PM 500 Views
the point you are misisng is the succes is selection process not a talent process random thoughts - 13/10/2017 02:22:04 PM 459 Views
I think you're making this up aerocontrols - 13/10/2017 03:03:18 PM 470 Views
Uh, the two sentences from your post that I quoted? Legolas - 13/10/2017 07:24:58 PM 503 Views
The two sentences you quoted don't say anything positive about capitalism aerocontrols - 13/10/2017 08:12:49 PM 432 Views
What actual point would that be, then? Legolas - 13/10/2017 11:55:56 PM 471 Views
People move to LA, scrape by on nearly nothing for years, aerocontrols - 14/10/2017 12:17:00 AM 519 Views
Right. Yeah, I think we've both wasted more than enough of our time on this then. *NM* Legolas - 14/10/2017 12:39:29 AM 213 Views
You're amazingly ignorant of what capitalism consists. Cannoli - 12/10/2017 11:15:51 PM 561 Views
absolutely damookster - 13/10/2017 05:09:40 PM 595 Views
Isn't that likely the future of teaching? aerocontrols - 13/10/2017 05:43:15 PM 585 Views
Could be damookster - 13/10/2017 06:05:42 PM 508 Views
Funnily enough, we seem to agree on most points. Here was me thinking I wrote in plain English... *NM* Legolas - 13/10/2017 07:29:15 PM 258 Views
There seemed to be an implication that there's something wrong with it, or that more is expected *NM* Cannoli - 14/10/2017 06:08:59 AM 261 Views
Not even close. It is control environment where success is bestowed random thoughts - 13/10/2017 02:16:09 PM 621 Views
See, if it were communism, everybody working on a movie would get paid the same. Legolas - 13/10/2017 07:41:18 PM 567 Views
are talked communism in theory or practice? random thoughts - 17/10/2017 03:36:59 AM 494 Views
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