Pecking order & Leverage

[Kayla55]

Now my view on this is clearer, I'm watching the children from distance and can see start of this system.

I've never in my whole life used stuff be it money or tools as leverage to control others. Very active trait that somehow defines hiring managers, and starts with children who see their parents money as tool to control. Start to test this by getting others to do things.

Are we compatible with this system, do you think it's a behaviour we could learn?

 

[Neonatal RRT]

Greed can be a powerful motivator...for some. I am thinking we all have, at least to some degree, greed. There can be a long list of situations that amplify this characteristic, but greed seems to be human condition. It seems to be a part of that "reward center", those dopamine hits. It might not be money but often is. It might be my collection of orchids...or rocks. It might be someone's collection of action figures or Star Wars memorabilia. It's nice "to have". "Look at what I have." People often like to show things off, a new car, a new house, a diamond engagement ring, whatever. I think we are biologically wired up for it. I believe it goes back to the days when we were a few hairs away from being baboons. Those that "had more" were viewed by potential mates as "more desirable" and had more opportunities. Things haven't changed much.

Example: If you have a critically low staffing situation at work, managers might add 30% or 50% to the wages to entice people to come in extra to work those "bonus shifts".

Even animals can be trained with "treats" of food.

More mature folks, especially if already having a mate and children and some wealth accumulation...time is more valuable.

 

[FayetheAspie]

Before asking could we learn it, I believe one first should ask should we learn it.

 

[Neonatal RRT]

Before asking could we learn it, I believe one first should ask should we learn it.

Now, you're bringing into question morality. I am of the mind, "all things in moderation". We absolutely do need to be competitive with others...at some level. However, when greed is taken to extremes, it becomes more a question of "should" extreme excesses be allowed? THAT question opens up a Pandoras Box of questions I am not sure we are ready to answer.

My first thought is that we are already wired up for it, so nothing to learn, per se. As suggested above, there are "amplifiers", such as upbringing and psychological/psychiatric conditions.

 

[Aspychata]

I have gotten to a place where money doesn't have much meaning. My ex sabotaged all my personal belongings, stole my valuables, wouldn't let me work, stole my computer, software, class manual so l was unable to finish a class that would have support me once our divorce was finalized. So just being thankful for what l have now is essential. So l can't really fathom being greedy. I just posted the cities with the most homelessness in the USA currently on my profile. I met someone that just has to aquire more and more money to fill a void l guess. It's sad that they aren't more concerned about helping also. I don't think they are greedy, it's more of a survival technique. I dream about opening a shelter for older women who have suffered thru abuse of any kind, making affordable units for them to finish out their old age.

 

[Xinyta]

But yeah. It's a pretty common thing. Leveraging other's greed against them.