Why Are You Still Acting Like This?
United States of America, Earth
The last several months, if not the better part of the last decade, have proven one thing above all others. There is no consequence for naked self interest. Absolute selfishness is as valuable as the actions performed can be to the person doing them. So why then, are you still acting like this?
If shame is a market inefficiency and decency negotiable, why behave otherwise? At any turning point, pure gluttonous desire is the most direct path to positive outcomes for the only person who can’t turn against you. Why are you still acting like this?
Certainly, some conclaves of individuals blind to the reality they’ve been inhabiting for more than a decade, may attempt to dissuade or even stop you from ultimate self enrichment but these are temporary barriers. All you need to do is champion your self interest hard enough, through persuasion, bribery, or coercion, and eventually they will fall in line. Why then are you still acting like this?
Even the most profound of personal consequences are fungible. With enough resources, health is a purchasable asset, organs are replaceable. You know a pack of Marlboro Reds or a box press Oliva would be a welcome comfort against the chill of an early April evening. So again, why are you acting like this?
If it’s not nailed down, if no one can resist your entreats, if you want it badly enough, everything can be taken. No one of consequence has suffered a consequence of consequence in genuinely decades. At this point you are the one being left behind. Why are you acting like this?