I’ve noticed rich people seem to have the absolute thinnest skin. Maybe not enough bullying? Or too much? Unclear

Generally people in power will surround themselves with yes-men. It takes a good amount of humility and sincerity to look beyond this and deliberately choose people with a spine to listen to.

The most charitable interpretation is that most rich/powerful people are just as flawed as everyone else. Obviously, their power/wealth makes them less deserving of that charity ultimately.

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jamesfinlayson 8 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> Generally people in power will surround themselves with yes-men.

It's probably a CEO thing too - you have some vision for the company so you're going to hire people that enable that vision, not people that will question your every move.

	▲	vladmk 7 hours ago \| parent [-]
		It’s not a CEO thing - just like Jerk employees exist, jerk CEOs exist too

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giantrobot 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> The most charitable interpretation is that most rich/powerful people are just as flawed as everyone else.

I can't believe that. They pulled themselves up by their bootstraps at their private schools and then had to claw and fight as a legacy admission to the school their parents attended. From there they lived hand to mouth destitute with barely a million dollar loan from their parents!

Then there was the existential crisis of meeting with their college roommates' parents and their own parents' bridge buddies to secure millions in loans. It was their flawless vision and skill that let them be at the right place and the right time. If they wouldn't have had the foresight to fall out of a lucky vagina we would all be worse off.

You see they're scrappy go getters that started from the absolute bottom. They're infallible supermen whose greatest assets are their humility and unerring genius.

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cedws 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

CEO is one of the least meritocratic jobs ever. It’s all just vibes, and the vibes are based off of what school you went to, who your parents know, where you grew up. Deep down they probably know this hence the insecurity. If it were a meritocracy they’d be toppled fast.

	▲	jona-f 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Can we agree that you are exaggerating? Not that you are totally wrong, but the flip side is, that ceos do need a different skillset. Workers who excel at the bureaucratic grind might not make the best leaders for lack of vision and empathy. Then again the concept of an empathic leader also seems to be foreign to many. It's hard to see anything with all the bullshit covering everything.

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colechristensen 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Eh, you don't hear about the ones who are well adjusted.

Usually nobody cares if you're a poor jerk. At least unless you do something phenomenal you don't get wide attention.

"New" rich people, especially those with power over other people, can develop plenty of complexes and insecurities that come out as weakness... like firing somebody for mocking them.

"Old" rich, generational wealth tend to develop a set of manners and habits where they don't get noticed or embarrass themselves quite so much by displaying such weakness.

You don't stay rich for a long time if you act like a fool.

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therobots927 8 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

They’re downvoting you, and proving your point in doing so.

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Barrin92 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I've been in positions to hire/fire before and never, ever would I fire someone over a kindergarten insult. How pathetic do you have to be to pull rank over "you rich jerk"

excellent case btw why you should never let these tech bros have power over your life, they're super charged angry little school boys with worse fantasies than a Soviet commissar