Greed should be illegal

True, as they say in Spain 👍

Who specifically were you thinking was being greedy? 😁

Charles said:Think about it—is there anything out there actually more damaging to human progress than GREED?

Yep. It’s called LAZINESS. And tons of people are out there practicing it every single day under a million different excuses.

I wasn't targeting anyone in particular, though if I actually started naming names, we’d be here all night.

A drifter 👍 is a bullseye. Laziness is essentially one of those "traits" favored by the greedy—those who prefer living off the labor of people with fewer opportunities. At the end of the day, greed is the root cause of almost every crime imaginable, and frankly, crime rarely ever drives progress forward😁.

Good, honest people always end up getting screwed, no matter how you look at it.

You ask for a little something from life, and you get less than nothing.

About 80 percent of the people in our prisons shouldn't even be there. They’re just stuck because they can't afford to buy their way out, and the system needs to hit its quota of inmates
to make it look like justice is actually being served in this country.

Most people in jail are just victims of circumstance. Either the system chewed them up or they were set up.

It’s the same story with mental health facilities. Most of them are harmless people—just like the prisoners—but the system keeps regular citizens locked away in hospitals.

And what have those people in high office actually done for us? Robbed us and exploited us. A person eventually just snaps when everything around them is broken and they have no power to fix it.

They treat these people like animals, and then they make sure they can't get back on their feet once they're released.

What's the point of those background checks? Using a criminal record to harass someone makes zero sense. If a person has served their time, why keep branding them for it?

frozenmason78 said:I wasn't targeting anyone in particular, though if I actually started naming names, we’d be here all night.

A drifter 👍 is a bullseye. Laziness is essentially one of those "traits" favored by the greedy—those who prefer living off the labor of people with fewer opportunities. At the end of the day, greed is the root cause of almost every crime imaginable, and frankly, crime rarely ever drives progress forward😁.

Not really. Laziness doesn't have to be tied to greed—actually, I’d argue they’re opposites since greed requires a certain level of drive.

When I say laziness, I mean all the different types of slackers who just find ways to grab someone else's cash. And those people aren't necessarily greedy, regardless of their flaws.

electricorca95 said:Good, honest people always end up getting screwed, no matter how you look at it.

You ask for a little something from life, and you get less than nothing.

About 80 percent of the people in our prisons shouldn't even be there. They’re just stuck because they can't afford to buy their way out, and the system needs to hit its quota of inmates
to make it look like justice is actually being served in this country.

Most people in jail are just victims of circumstance. Either the system chewed them up or they were set up.

It’s the same story with mental health facilities. Most of them are harmless people—just like the prisoners—but the system keeps regular citizens locked away in hospitals.

And what have those people in high office actually done for us? Robbed us and exploited us. A person eventually just snaps when everything around them is broken and they have no power to fix it.

They treat these people like animals, and then they make sure they can't get back on their feet once they're released.

What's the point of those background checks? Using a criminal record to harass someone makes zero sense. If a person has served their time, why keep branding them for it?

Are you writing this from Brooklyn???

Casey Stewart17 said:Are you writing this from Brooklyn???

🙄

No, but I know how the engine runs. I know the whole dirty machine—from welfare offices to the psych wards to the federal prisons. I know the system inside out.

The whole thing is built on grinding honest people down until they break. If they don't break, the system just waits for them to slip up so it can snatch what little they have left.
And all those desk jockeys? They'll swallow anything just to stay on someone's good side. Is that what they spent years studying for?

What’s even the point of life for these overachievers? They’re totally incompetent. They just walk around flaunting their degrees when they’re actually clueless. Those diplomas are basically just tools to help them suck up to the higher-ups. And once they're done being useful, someone else will step in to take their place.

Since you brought up Brooklyn, have you actually been there? If you had, you wouldn't be asking such stupid questions. People get mistreated there; their basic rights get stripped away. And if that place is supposedly "top tier," imagine how bad the rest of the system really is.

restlesscrane152 said:Not really. Laziness doesn't have to be tied to greed—actually, I’d argue they’re opposites since greed requires a certain level of drive.

When I say laziness, I mean all the different types of slackers who just find ways to grab someone else's cash. And those people aren't necessarily greedy, regardless of their flaws.

Heh, you might want to reconsider that. Laziness doesn't preclude intelligence or ambition—I know plenty of people firsthand who prove that point. If you want an extreme historical example, look at some of the Roman Emperors, but honestly, you can find little versions of those power-hungry slackers everywhere in modern America today.😁.

electricorca95 said:🙄

No, but I know how the engine runs. I know the whole dirty machine—from welfare offices to the psych wards to the federal prisons. I know the system inside out.

The whole thing is built on grinding honest people down until they break. If they don't break, the system just waits for them to slip up so it can snatch what little they have left.
And all those desk jockeys? They'll swallow anything just to stay on someone's good side. Is that what they spent years studying for?

What’s even the point of life for these overachievers? They’re totally incompetent. They just walk around flaunting their degrees when they’re actually clueless. Those diplomas are basically just tools to help them suck up to the higher-ups. And once they're done being useful, someone else will step in to take their place.

Since you brought up Brooklyn, have you actually been there? If you had, you wouldn't be asking such stupid questions. People get mistreated there; their basic rights get stripped away. And if that place is supposedly "top tier," imagine how bad the rest of the system really is.

So now you're trying to convince me that people in prison are innocent????
I've never set foot in San Quentin, and I'm going to do my level best to ensure it stays that way.

Casey Stewart17 said:So now you're trying to convince me that people in prison are innocent????
I've never set foot in San Quentin, and I'm going to do my level best to ensure it stays that way.

That wasn't my point. The system is rigged. You're innocent or guilty based on how much cash you have and who's backing you. That's the bottom line.

What are you even talking about? How many times can someone show up on a police report fifty times and still walk free?
If they've got protection, they're fine. If you don't have money or connections, you steal a candy bar and you're screwed.

As for Rikers... look, nobody's physically beating you down there, not really. But the rules and the conditions? They break people mentally.

There are plenty of people sitting in cells for practically nothing.

So you're just some bitter guy who got burned by the system, and now you're salty because nobody stepped up to defend you? 😂

I mean, clearly you know how the gears turn under the hood—most of us regular folks don't see those details.

What on earth does this have to do with politics?

I’d say this belongs in Psychology—or maybe even Religion.

Mark Nguyen6 said:What on earth does this have to do with politics?

I’d say this belongs in Psychology—or maybe even Religion.

🙏

Casey Bennett2 said:So you're just some bitter guy who got burned by the system, and now you're salty because nobody stepped up to defend you? 😂

I mean, clearly you know how the gears turn under the hood—most of us regular folks don't see those details.

Those aren't details. It’s just common sense most people pick up on, though clearly some people are clueless.

Take some spoiled kid who was coddled by his parents, spent his days drifting between Ivy League campuses, and had to be home by 10 PM or face grounding—someone like that definitely wouldn't get what I'm talking about.

If I went into full detail about every single agency, I wouldn't finish until tomorrow. But in this country, the less you say, the better.☕

Look, try doing something small. Cross the street against a light and let a cop pull you over.
If you have connections, "case closed."
If you don't, they'll make your life miserable.

Look, you're a free man now. If you actually have firsthand knowledge that certain agencies are breaking the law, it isn't just an option—it’s your responsibility to report it.

Don't waste my time with empty demagoguery; there's already more than enough of that floating around. Either say something concrete if you actually have something to say, or stop wasting the social worker's time. They get paid to listen to you.

Casey Bennett2 said:Look, you're a free man now. If you actually have firsthand knowledge that certain agencies are breaking the law, it isn't just an option—it’s your responsibility to report it.

Don't waste my time with empty demagoguery; there's already more than enough of that floating around. Either say something concrete if you actually have something to say, or stop wasting the social worker's time. They get paid to listen to you.

going to bed

There isn't a single agency in America where some kind of law isn't being broken somewhere, so what am I supposed to report? Everything?😕 And social workers 😂... do those even exist? To add to that, they hate it when someone reaches out generally, and if you actually have a request, they treat it like an attack on the state—or on them personally.

Besides, what's the point of reporting someone anyway? All it does is mess with you. There's zero benefit in it.

electricorca95 said:going to bed

There isn't a single agency in America where some kind of law isn't being broken somewhere, so what am I supposed to report? Everything?😕 And social workers 😂... do those even exist? To add to that, they hate it when someone reaches out generally, and if you actually have a request, they treat it like an attack on the state—or on them personally.

Besides, what's the point of reporting someone anyway? All it does is mess with you. There's zero benefit in it.

Look, if you actually have hard evidence or specific details, report it. Post it here too—explain exactly who you reported and why—then send it over to Index, 24 News, and Morning.
Just talking nonsense is pointless. 🙂 I can't sleep anyway, so it doesn't matter.

Casey Bennett2 said:Look, if you actually have hard evidence or specific details, report it. Post it here too—explain exactly who you reported and why—then send it over to Index, 24 News, and Morning.
Just talking nonsense is pointless. 🙂 I can't sleep anyway, so it doesn't matter.

I don't have any proof, dammit.

frozenmason78 said:Heh, you might want to reconsider that. Laziness doesn't preclude intelligence or ambition—I know plenty of people firsthand who prove that point. If you want an extreme historical example, look at some of the Roman Emperors, but honestly, you can find little versions of those power-hungry slackers everywhere in modern America today.😁.

Laziness totally kills ambition—they just don't mix. Period.
I’m talking about real ambition here, the kind that actually drives you to level up your life. Not that fake version where you just whine and expect everyone else to fix your mess for you. That isn't ambition; it's just being a leech
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Charles said:Greed ought to be clearly defined and actually outlawed.
I'm curious to hear your thoughts.

I suspect you might be looking to outlaw all seven deadly sins through legislation, rather than just focusing on one. It makes me wonder—should religious doctrines even have a seat at the table in the American judicial system?