But a Jape

“Oh no, that poor man’s in danger! Quick, if we pile all our cash around that mountain of money, we might be able to cushion his fall!”

– a bunch of people at the bottom of the mountain of money, for some reason

I’ve never been much for schadenfreude. When I dislike people, it’s mainly because I think they’re actively doing bad things, and what I want most is for them to stop doing bad things – perhaps, even begin actively doing good things. So when I see misfortune happen to these people, it doesn’t really do much for me unless it stops them from actively doing the bad things. Otherwise, I just end up thinking, “OK, but they’re just gonna turn around and keep being an asshole anyway.”

So yeah, when I see these stories of “Elon Musk loses billions after Tesla stock plummets!” and he’s still the richest man in the world, I just end up thinking, “Why the hell is this the world in the first place?!”

– James