Yer Ma@lemm.ee to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 9 months ago"Cheaters never prosper" is a lie that a cheater probably came up withmessage-squaremessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up1352arrow-down112file-text
arrow-up1340arrow-down1message-square"Cheaters never prosper" is a lie that a cheater probably came up withYer Ma@lemm.ee to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 9 months agomessage-square49fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareLastYearsPumpkin@feddit.chlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27arrow-down6·9 months agoThe intent of the proverb isn’t that bad people don’t get good things, it’s that a person who is cheating doesn’t get value out of the activity. If you go through life cutting corners, you don’t actually get to learn and build a strong foundation. You can still be rewarded with jobs, money, and sycophants, but that’s not what really matters.
minus-squarebrygphilomena@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down1·9 months agoThis heavily relies on the premise that there is always something deeper than winning that’s valuable. It’s all about knowing when and where to cheat. Cheat as often as you can on meaningless stuff.
minus-squareRGB3x3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·9 months ago Cheat as often as you can on meaningless stuff. My ex-wife would probably disagree.
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up7·9 months agotl;dr - “Winning” and “prospering” are two different things
minus-squareCryophilia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·9 months ago You can still be rewarded with jobs, money, and sycophants, but that’s not what really matters. I respectfully disagree.
The intent of the proverb isn’t that bad people don’t get good things, it’s that a person who is cheating doesn’t get value out of the activity.
If you go through life cutting corners, you don’t actually get to learn and build a strong foundation.
You can still be rewarded with jobs, money, and sycophants, but that’s not what really matters.
This heavily relies on the premise that there is always something deeper than winning that’s valuable.
It’s all about knowing when and where to cheat. Cheat as often as you can on meaningless stuff.
My ex-wife would probably disagree.
tl;dr - “Winning” and “prospering” are two different things
I respectfully disagree.
Life isn’t a meritocracy