• Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOPM
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    6 months ago

    And it also makes them treat their kids like shit.

    Why make your kid feel good if you don’t gain anything?

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      6 months ago

      it also teaches their kid that selfish motivations and material rewards are the only things of value, and that they’re worth liying, cheating, and even stealing for-- as long as you don’t get caught, because right and wrong are only a matter of the consequences one may personally face. and, even then, it’s a cost-benefit analysis. again, the zero-sum game.