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People like to pretend that karma is somehow real. It's not. In real life, the bad guys win and live long and happy lives.
this guy seems to care about his image and status so airing the dirty laundry is poison to him
But not to his account.
If he's even remotely smart, he put away quite a bit of money, or has some investment vehicle that keeps generating money for him.
He may be irrelevant in 5 years, but also wealthy enough to not care.
He owns a chocolate factory that if his image goes bad he'll just make a different candy bar name to sell under. They sell at Walmart so you know they reach a large audience and he already is worth a shit ton, nothing will ever make him less than a multi-millionaire now. Dude can retire before 40 and laugh at all the people who think "oh they got him good now"
Maybe, but i doubt he's selling at Walmart based on the chocolate quality.
Not sure what you mean? He picked a fast food chain (Zaxbys) and a large retailer (Walmart) to access as many people as possible. The chocolate tastes just fine, melting point is lower than Hershey's, so it doesn't make sense that they place it in a box with hot chicken and fries.
Yeah, guess i meant i doubt Walmart chooses to sell his chocolate based on the chocolate. I mean it could be fine, but unless he's really talented in chocolate making and extremely economical, I'm reasonably sure they're selling a box with the name 'Mr Beast' on it that happens to contain chocolate. If that name ever becomes neutral or negative in driving sales, i would be shocked if they keep it based on quality.
Yeah Walmart is a reseller. They will only sell products that will make them money in some manner. As far as I know the Chocolate is made in Peru, and the original recipe was more like you likely wanted, but a lot of people in the U.S. don't like chocolate that isn't as sweet. They changed from "good" chocolate to chocolate more people like in the states, and that's all know really. Other than I wish the crunch bar had more crunch, but the chocolate part of the crunch bar is better in my opinion.
How do you know? Are you just hoping he does because it would make you feel better if you thought he was stressing about this? Rich people don't actually give a shit. You may think they do, but they don't. When public perception of them goes down, they can disconnect and sit on their yacht drinking Mai Tai's for the next several months until it all blows over and the peasants have moved on to something else.
They do not have the same worries or concerns as us. They are above it.
Karma is horseshit, yes. But I do feel a little nicer when I find out one of the mega wealthy is perpetually unhappy. It's proof that all the money in the world can't save people from themselves.
Their unhappy is not you and I's unhappy. Not even close. They don't know suffering. Their worst days would be nothing more than mild annoyances to us. They lack perspective, sure, but don't ever think they're miserable. They don't know the meaning of the word.
Whatever you have to tell yourself as you chase the dream. Can't buy your way out of being a human creature. There's lots of history that shows all the money in the world can't stop some folks from being miserable, angry fucks.
All that history is nothing but fairy tales to make unsuccessful people feel alright for not being absolute sociopaths. None of it is real. Those who have more than ~$5 million net worth are incapable of feeling misery in the same sense that you and I feel. They are insulated from those concerns and will never feel the depths of despair that the common man does. To pretend otherwise is sheer ignorance, even if coming out of place of vain optimism that we're all somehow equal.
You'll tell yourself that because you want to be like that, so you strive for it. You need to believe you'll escape your essential humanity. You can't. You won't. Rich people are entirely the same exact creature we are. Cannot purchase your way out of that. Call history fairy tails all you want, but you won't convince me, I've been on both sides of the coin. I know from first hand experience how utterly basic and human rich people are.
They are not unique or special in any way. They are just people. They have more nice stuff and they have power, but they are still just the same species of clever ape we all are. If they all died, they would just be replaced. We replace billionaires all the time. We treat the money as more important than any meat behind it anyway.
If I could do something to piss people off and make life changing money I'd probably do it
Want to know why karma is real? Karma isnt some mystical force that keeps the world in balance. If you live your life pissing people off, one day you will piss someone off who doesn't take kindly to being pissed off. The more you do it, the more likely it is to happen to you.
And if you have screwed over enough folks to get ahead in life, it won't really matter if you piss someone off who doesn't take kindly to being pissed off. You will have already gotten ahead.
Oh what? They file a lawsuit that takes less than 2% of your net worth and takes 5+ years to occur, if it even is successful? Assuming it even comes to fruition, you will have plenty of time to distribute your assets or refinance so you never feel the effects.
People like Bernie Madoff are the exception, not the rule. For 99% of the rich fucks, even if they lose, they'll come out smelling like roses and will still have enough capital to ensure they live a long, comfortable life
You may not want to face the uncomfortable truth, but karma is a myth to make the lower classes feel ok for not being sociopaths.
If this is your outlook on Life I recommend talking to a therapist in order to get a more balanced worldview.
Our mind is fixated on negative information but there are so many „good“ things happening in the world we don‘t see.
Quality of Life all around the world has steadily increased for many centuries.
News outlets dig for negative information because it gets more attention.
Humans are individuals but in many ways much alike. If you think of yourself as a „good“ person; chances are high that the people around you also are.
None of that has anything to do with karma not existing.
I adressed your statement „In real life bad guys win and life happy lives“