sonsowey,
I have a relatively good experience with business-as-applied-sociopathy as you put it.... In some ways, i am guilty of those charges myself.... as you can clearly see from
this post of mine on how i game such system. What may not be apparent in those posts is that i also detest it.
I wish we are in a world where everything is based on pure competence, unfortunately, that is not the reality of our lives.....
You either have power or you suffer at the hand of those who do...it is that simple. there aren't really any middle ground between these two polar opposites...even sadly, you cannot really opt out of the game unless you live as a hermit in greenland or start your own business(which isnt a total guarantee)....
So, when you ask, is this life even worth it? the question is, "what are the alternatives?" especially, when you dont already have your own business setup... until you do, you have to pay your dues.
Everything i wrote in that thread:
http://www.rooshvforum.network/thread-25624-...#pid486437 .I have had to learn it the hardway. Life isnt fair. ...the only question that remains is: what are you going to do?
That is why i work like a maniac on my own business-- to make it big enough to say fuck you to corporate workplace.
The attacks will come at you in various forms... just because somebody is a white knights doesnt mean they dont know how to play the game. Here is my experience with white knights in the workplace:
http://www.rooshvforum.network/thread-29705-...#pid570827
Besides, if i am going to be manipulative... it should be to my own personal benefits, and that of my family and close personal friends, NOT IN THE service of somebody that is paying me X while charging the client 2x....all the while, myself and others plot and strategizes on how to cut each other's throat. while the big boss sits and enjoy life. fuck that noise!
I have tier levels.
Firstly, there are people that i associate with in a cold-blooded calculation because i want to use them. plain and simple. If they dish it back at me, then fair is fair. I can take my own medicine.
Secondly, there are others that are simply good acquiantances,... those have their places in my life too..
and thirdly, there is the special category: these are people that are genuinely my friends. the true bonafides. my inner circle. my sanctim santorum, if you may. It literally takes years and special qualities to qualify for this status. i have to have seen how they perform and act towards all sorts of people and in different sorts of situations. because you cannot place too much trust in friends....
Quote: (03-08-2014 03:01 PM)Sonsowey Wrote:
..... There are people who respond to kindness with kindness, and people who see kindness as an opening to take advantage of you.
Indeed. Not just people...there are cultures/sub-cultures who see kindness as weakness. This leads to one of my primary rules: a person only have one shot with me: if i approach them with respect, kindness, humility and generosity, and their response was cold, cocky, dismissive, and arrogant or exploitative. i write them off completely, never to change my mind again. Life is too short to waste on people that do not add value to your life. There are billions of people on this planet; trust me, you can absolutely afford to be really picky.
regards,
Nemencine