As I've gotten older I've realized that a lot of very mainstream advice people get about dealing with careers, society, etc is like "don't do XYZ* or you'll be eaten alive out there." Instead of like "don't eat people alive out there."

*XYZ is just normal human behavior.

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[–] 28 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 child)

There are fundamental misalignments in our society that cause psychopathic behaviour to be selected for and rewarded. Mainstream advice is not about changing the status quo; it's about protecting yourself from it.

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