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[โ€“] [email protected] 16 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I feel the same way, but I think for most of these people it's actually about the social rewards/ego strengthening effects and not the material boons. Like, imagine if the constant drumbeat of capitalist society that tells you "you're disposable, you're subhuman, you're nothing" was actually whispering the opposite in your ear. "You've won. You're better than all those wretched people. You are justified, you are sanctified, you made it, you're gonna live forever." Like that kind of external motivation and validation is not a recipe for true happiness, but I have to imagine it feels damn good to have all of society's messaging and all the people you know pretend that you are some elevated class that actually matters.

[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

God communists are so fucking smart. You're entirely correct (here's my close up observations here https://hexbear.net/comment/4860832)

I'm ashamed to admit I've fallen into the same trap until recently. It's actually fucking wild because almost everybody I meet actually does just heap absurd praise and worship onto me. Even the blue collar workers in the office will sprint to clean up the tiny spill I made when I'm cleaning it up and tell me to please not because that's their job

I remember on my very first day, I asked for directions to a certain room and some guy helped me out, asked me my name what I do. When I told him, he replied with his name and said "Oh, but I'm only a contractor" and sheepishly showed me his contractor work badge and bowed before leaving like he was kneeling before a lord or something to show me fealty