What percentage of rich, famous and powerful are evil and corrupt?

[Anonymous]

Epstein files are painting a picture that every rich, famous and powerful man is corrupt at minimum and evil on average. In your opinion , what percentage of such men are moral and ethical?

[Anonymous]

I think to get to a lot of those levels, men and women have to have a certain level of sociopathic/psychopathic behavior. There is a lot behind the scenes that's necessary to get to that level, and you don't get there by being nice and morally right to everyone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think to get to a lot of those levels, men and women have to have a certain level of sociopathic/psychopathic behavior. There is a lot behind the scenes that's necessary to get to that level, and you don't get there by being nice and morally right to everyone.

^^ This

Some people who inherit their wealth can be very empathetic and charitable without becoming machiavellian but usually that’s because they have personally witnessed the depravity of their own parents first hand and what it took to get that money in the first place. So in the end even that money is tainted.

[Anonymous]

There are plenty of evil, corrupt broke men sitting in basements. They'd be on that island in a minute if they weren't so broke.

[Anonymous]

99.999%

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:99.999%

Came here to say this...and I study these people for a living.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:99.999%

If not this then much more than we thought. It’s clear people have been using media and PR to create an image that’s not real.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are plenty of evil, corrupt broke men sitting in basements. They'd be on that island in a minute if they weren't so broke.

Obviously everyone understands that but the point is that evil and corrupt broke men share some key traits with the ultra rich. Things like corrupt self dealing, lack of empathy, abusive tendencies and a lust for money and power. Even rich people can lose everything but that doesn’t change anything about what it takes to become that wealthy in the first place. We are talking about the same personalities here regardless of their momentary financial success.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are plenty of evil, corrupt broke men sitting in basements. They'd be on that island in a minute if they weren't so broke.

I think a good way to explain the difference is that it’s very simple and relatively common for any random person to become broke and face hardship regardless of their financial status or class whereas it is very difficult and relatively uncommon that a kind and empathetic person would ever become a billionaire in the first place.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Epstein files are painting a picture that every rich, famous and powerful man is corrupt at minimum and evil on average. In your opinion , what percentage of such men are moral and ethical?

A tiny number, mostly women. Dolly Parton, MacKenzie Scott, Suzanne Collins - people who might be difficult in person, I don't know, but they give generously to charity and stay tf off social media and I appreciate them for that.

[Anonymous]

I think men should not be trusted with power or money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think men should not be trusted with power or money.

When I was 10 (in the late 80s), I decided that given the mess male leaders had made of the world, and the fact that it had taken 200+ years for women to get the right to vote, we should abolish men's voting rights and right to hold any kind of office for 200 years and see what happened...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think men should not be trusted with power or money.

+1

We women need to take the hell over.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:99.999%

Came here to say this...and I study these people for a living.

How and why?

[Anonymous]

I’ve known 2 men who were billionaires (met thru work/worked with them).

First one was a jerk. Was used to yelling and intimidating everyone to get his way. The first day I met him, he yelled and me and cussed me out for something I had literally nothing to do with (think, like, a bird pooped on his car). Extremely controlling of his wife. I could tell he viewed her more as a possession and beneath him.

Second one was a great, great guy. Extremely chill, kind, strong moral code, absolutely devoted to his wife. I actually felt kind of bad for him, his wife was often pretty mean to him.