• solsangraal@lemmy.zip
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    21 hours ago

    if they see that someone’s getting something they’re not getting: “that’s not faaaaaaiiiiiiiirrrrrrrrr”

    if they get something other people aren’t getting: “i earned it!!!”

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      9 hours ago

      I agree but that’s not limited to conservatism at all. Many liberals feel the same way in third person, outraged that anyone is wealthy if anyone else isn’t.

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        6 hours ago

        A small amount of people are upset some people make a lot of money. A larger amount of people are upset others make 10,000x more than that.

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        8 hours ago

        Many liberals feel the same way in third person, outraged that anyone is wealthy if anyone else isn’t.

        sure. link us some examples of this