Terence Amerson
Steven BeschlossIt would be good if more people aspired to be kinder than to be filthy rich.
Nona Rose@StevenBeschloss can I aspire to be both? Coz I’ve got this whole kindness thing down, I think, and I’d like to have a crack at the whole being rich thing for a bit.
JohnW@nona80_swanette @StevenBeschloss Exactly! The two don't have to be separate, though the vast majority of the rich got there by taking advantage of others.
Example of one who breaks the mold. Mark Cuban.
Chris Silvia@StevenBeschloss “There is more in you of good than you know, child of the kindly West. Some courage and some wisdom, blended in measure. If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”
bart@StevenBeschloss "When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace".
Look, Here’s The Thing@StevenBeschloss the two can go hand in hand and are often dependent upon each other. As Conan O’Brien has made famous:
“If you are kind and work hard, amazing things can happen.”
“If you are kind and work hard, amazing things can happen.”
Steyrshrek@StevenBeschloss I’m never going to be filthy rich but I can be a nicer, kinder person.
Psychiatric Help 5¢@StevenBeschloss
The Teachings of Christ are not a viable path to making America a Christian nation.
It take WINNERS and worshiping the 7 Deadly Sins.
No way to explain it. 🤷♂️
The Teachings of Christ are not a viable path to making America a Christian nation.
It take WINNERS and worshiping the 7 Deadly Sins.
No way to explain it. 🤷♂️
LK_writer@StevenBeschloss kindness doesn’t get you a get out of jail free card. Being filthy rich does.
Holly 🇨🇦
@StevenBeschloss Society needs to start shaming the filthy rich. There is no excuse for having that much unneeded wealth when it could do so much good elsewhere.
Gigawatt121@StevenBeschloss And stop being so kind to the filthy rich
Jim Shoes@StevenBeschloss Kindness is wisdom.
LadyT@StevenBeschloss oh yes! This is why I reject the mainstream definition of success, ambition, aspiration and potential bcs it all means acquiring as much wealth as possible and flaunting material possessions which tell others you have amassed money.
Nowwut
Janis@StevenBeschloss and those that do are blessed no doubt.
Ollie Boermans@StevenBeschloss @zkat I’d like to see us at least start by measuring wealth by tax personally paid.
Sean Macツ@StevenBeschloss
yes! ❤️ and it's funny, I would assert this is the whole point of the Judeo-Christian Bible. But that is all really convoluted now, ain't it? lol ✌️
yes! ❤️ and it's funny, I would assert this is the whole point of the Judeo-Christian Bible. But that is all really convoluted now, ain't it? lol ✌️
Anthony Kerr (DG)@StevenBeschloss
But can’t a guy hope for both?
But can’t a guy hope for both?
seankenta@StevenBeschloss this just makes me think of a #ladygaga song https://open.spotify.com/track/4Jvz8OW0kOa6RK23YPKMtj?si=2v2IX0dLSp-vHAqHezwOzA
Rant Ninja@StevenBeschloss not for nothing but it sure is easier to be kind when you're filthy rich.
Now it may be harder to STAY kind after you get filthy rich but there's that window where you can take care of a lot of survival-type problems.
Ford Eytou@StevenBeschloss So far, I've failed to be at least one of those.
Ingrid Murray@StevenBeschloss On first scan I read 'It would be good if more people aspired to be kinder to the filthy rich'!!😂
Stu Diligence@StevenBeschloss I think that outcome generally requires kind people getting rich by accident. People who have focussed their existence on the desperate accumulation of personal wealth aren't generally predisposed to be generous. 🤷♂️
GeofCoxMore people do aspire to be kinder than to be filthy rich. The media is inevitably dominated by bad news - there's not much of a story in 'No violence at all at today's match', or 'Country A lives peacefully beside Country B for generations'. Perhaps for this reason, we seem to easily forget that in most of our everyday lives we rarely encounter aggression, but frequently experience the love and care and co-operation of those around us. The real evidence is that humankind is indeed, in general, a caring and co-operative and peace-loving species.
Marvin@StevenBeschloss @aral Attach the same status to kindness as is currently attached to wealth and we might get there. Sadly, kindness is mistaken for weakness, whereas accumulating wealth at any cost is considered strong and successful.
E@StevenBeschloss I aspire to be both
Rabid Rabbit 🇨🇦🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇦It would be good if society regulated the finances and behaviour of billionaires instead of affording them carte blanche.
Galacticboy2009@StevenBeschloss It would be nice if people aspired to be kind rather than always having to win.
Ido Amir@StevenBeschloss Two quotes that, put together, beautifully solve this equation:
"Love's the only engine of survival" - L. Cohen
"Money can't buy me love" - Paul McCartney
@StevenBeschloss Interesting choice of words. Interesting how we equate money with 'filth'.
It's not what money IS, it's what is DOES and that's buy, buy, buy power and influence and that reaches the reptilian brain of ALL republicans.
It's not what money IS, it's what is DOES and that's buy, buy, buy power and influence and that reaches the reptilian brain of ALL republicans.
Claudio Zizza 🦜@StevenBeschloss Kindness doesn't pay the rent. There's a reason why being toxic doesn't disappear from this world or becomes rarer.
Dominique Julia@StevenBeschloss
Actually, it takes relentless calls for the upper-middle-class & up to pay more taxes & for shareholders to take a cut on profits, & development of unions.
Kindness is not food & heat but yes, it is daily life too.
Actually, it takes relentless calls for the upper-middle-class & up to pay more taxes & for shareholders to take a cut on profits, & development of unions.
Kindness is not food & heat but yes, it is daily life too.
Douglas Phillips Books@StevenBeschloss
New income tax bracket:
> $25 million = 100%
New wealth tax bracket:
> $500 million = 100%
That ought to do it.
Lavender Gooms@StevenBeschloss Which is weird because that's literally the entire point of A Christmas Carol.
Owen G. Richards - ANTIFAscist
tripleman, a 🇨🇦 in 🇩🇪@StevenBeschloss my sole metric in life is whether more people’s lives are better rather than worse for having met you. If you’ve improved more lives — even if only minorly — than you’ve impaired, you’ve done right.
@tripleman A good metric.
@StevenBeschloss I think so too but, somehow, this has resulted in neither fame nor fortune 🤣🤔🤣
Dr. Rob cyclesKinda losing my hope that will happen. But, there are some who break the mold of "I just need a little more wealth" greediness.
Magick Man@StevenBeschloss i totally agree. But at the same time I think I could be even kinder with a bunch of filthy money. Lol. It is a great sentiment. Thank you.
John Caveney woke is me🛠️@StevenBeschloss being kinder is so much easier to achieve too! And the payoff is usually instantaneous!
Thom Pintello@StevenBeschloss
I think I’ll start off being kind but hope for wealth as I go.
I think I’ll start off being kind but hope for wealth as I go.
We're Not In Kansas Anymore
Mike in Melbin@StevenBeschloss if we measured kindness and valued that more than one's imaginary wealth then perhaps.
SunnySideUp@StevenBeschloss. Afuckingmen
HLGEM@StevenBeschloss To be honest, I have a lot better chance of succeeding at being kinder.
Gulag Gulagovich Gulagov@StevenBeschloss If you are kind you really won’t ever be filthy rich and it’s better to be rich than kind. As Madonna said, it’s a material world and I am a material girl.