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Originally Posted by suesheboy
There is ego, then there is EGO, and then there is Hopelessly Insecure people with Massive Egos that are Dead Inside and that is the category you fall within.
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That is the category nearly every honest intelligent person falls within... And there is nothing wrong with that. People with no ego who are not dead inside choose to become employees. People with an ego who are not dead inside become entrepreneurs. People with a massive ego who are dead inside become very successful entrepreneurs. That is the way it has been for thousands of years. The Egyptian pyramids were not built by casual people with low self-esteem issues.
The key is getting the people with egos to accept a stewardship of the people without them (rather than abusing smaller people for sport). Unions had a role in that, civics did as well. Making people feel a connection to the people who work for them and live near them is essential.
Minte does well and takes good care of those who work for him. His Achilles blind spot is that he thinks if others were left to their own devices they would do the same. In fact most people need to be regulated and encouraged to do what's right for the greater good.
Once the 90% of wealthy people who are good natured and self made understand its the 10% of the wealthy who aren't that are making our problems (and not poor people who cost much less than that small group of trust fund oligarchs) the Mintes of the world will find themselves siding with prudent regulation rather than the trumps and other asshats of the world.