#money is the root of all evil

[360degreesasthecrowflies]

[W]ealth and fame have left Rowling so out of touch that she experiences even diplomatically worded critiques as bullying. She spent over a decade being fawned over by fans the world over. It went to her head. A person with that level of power and no humility assumes that the rest of the world ought to defer to her and never dissent. When she was finally challenged by a group of people she clearly has no interest in understanding, some of whom are confrontational on the internet, she lost it. There are actually many cis feminist activists her age who have been introduced to trans issues (sometimes even rudely) and didn't react with such indignation. They demonstrated open-mindedness and curiosity and didn't throw themselves down a rabbit hole of transphobic activists tied to right wing organizations.

from the comments to this fantastic Vulture article, Who Did JK Rowling Become?

#anti jkr #jk rowling #god complex #trans #the artist as above criticism #death of the author #money is the root of all evil

[neurotypicalabusesurvivor]

Republican Jesus be like

Actually Jesus be like

#capitalism is evil #anti capitalism #capitalism #money is the root of all evil #money #jesus #jesus christ

[josiebelladonna]

so, i had to look up “foster fail” just because i didn’t know what that meant. it’s when you volunteer to foster an animal for a time until they can find a forever home but the animal chooses you and i guess it messes everything up on an insurance level. apparently, according to you-know-who, this happened to alex twice: he volunteered to foster and the cats adopted him so she had to step in and take charge.

but it tells you what kind of guy he is, though, speaking as someone who’s the exact same way: i could never do the fostering thing for this very reason, i’d want to take them all home and they can all smell it.

i could be miles off, but she makes it sound like he fucked up, though (plus, she’s brought it up at every whim in some way starting from back in may when he began posting more about foster cats). he fucked up because cats can see his sweetness and his heart so he should stop doing it. the difference between me and him is self-awareness; the difference between me and her is i can relate to him. idk, there’s something kind of… i want to say callous about the way she says it: it almost feels like resentment once you take the timeline into account, like how dare he attract animals, he’s going to sink the whole thing and blow us all out of thousands of dollars, the bastard.

“ah, yes, the foster fail!” and then she likes the comment like she’s going, “yeah, alex, you failed to do your job as a temp and it cost me $500.”

laugh about it all you want, captain howdy, but… i think i can see what’s going on here, especially when i cannot stop thinking about his behavior towards me.

#just another notch to add to seasons grey #all my homies despise gipsygeek #never forget last year when i found her blog… god fucking help me #my only hope is i stay out of her line of sight because i keep expecting a brouhaha to break out between me & her #just going through that thread on last night’s reel and i can picture her looming over the comments… like a demon #money is the root of all evil #it messes everything up #you get animals involved and it feels nauseating bc they only care about going home #text

[airedelalmena]

The decision between trying to crunch in even more phone calls for work + help with life stuff...

Or going to the library group I started to go to.

Not even sure of how social I can manage to be right now.

But being alone all day would be more painful.

The one group has just started and the other is in an hour.

I can probably manage the one in an hour....

God. Money is an anti-human incursion on everything that is sacred. I shouldn't have to be worrying about it during this time.

#personal #grief #money is the root of all evil #hellworld

[epitome-the-burnkid-viii]

#idolatry #sin #money is the root of all evil

[sharktistic]

whoever coined the phrase “money is the root of all evil” was not lying because why am I seeing world leaders commit the most atrocious and cruel things in order to get a bunch of green pieces of paper.

#sharktistic txt. #anti capitalism #money is the root of all evil #thoughts thoughts thoughts

[alarminglybad]

The most well-funded charity of all time

#charity #devil #alarmingly bad #rich people #money is the root of all evil #comic #webcomic #funny #comics #comic strip #digital comics #comic video #drawing

[hidefromeveryone]

i don't think it's a flaw to want to be saved. that it's selfish to want someone else to carry the burden for once. or that it's some personal fault to want to stop fighting to survive for just one day. especially given that i am well aware that i both would not and cannot ever ask fully what i would need support-wise of someone. it would be too much to ask. so i have to manage on my own. but it's a dream that never leaves - the idea that someone will appear with everything i need, everything i've been chasing, to start anew. to be myself again. it's a deep ache that i have to fix everything that was never my fault to begin with while the horrors are only wounding me further.

#personal #as always #money is the root of all evil #if i had more i could move out and get the healthcare i need and physically transition #i could go back to school to one day work a job that doesn't drain my soul from my body #idk where i was going with all this #i'm just so tired #and i want someone else to carry me to bed #away from reality and into a safe future

[meerkatsally]

I’m tired of being broke. I’m tired of working my life away.

I’m tired.

I want to spend time with my family. Work on my own land for my own food.

Everything we eat is poison.

Everything we are being told is a lie.

I feel so defeated and stuck and hopeless. How do you even try to continue in a world that’s built for you to fail…

#tired af #i am tired #tired #mentally tired #government #pick your poison #compound #feed yourself #farmlife #helpless #hopelessness #im stuck #i’m broke af #im broke #fuck #fuck money #money is the root of all evil #everything is awful #everythingisterrible #i hate it here #i hate everything

[bethanydelleman]

Villainy and Greed

Across Jane Austen’s novels, the clearest indication that a person is villainous is that they are greedy. This holds true for almost all of the terrible people:

General Tilney, mercenary (for his children) despite being ridiculously wealthy

Isabella Thorpe, throws away a man with a decent living to chase after the heir, Captain Tilney

John Thorpe, thinks Catherine is rich and pursues her, seems to be living above his means or exaggerating his wealth

John & Fanny Dashwood, do I even need to explain? Greedy beyond belief

Elder Brandon and brother Brandon, forced Eliza to marry against her will to steal her inheritance, left her with a pittance after the divorce

Mrs. Ferrars, mercenary for her children and controls her children with the promise of inheritance

John Willoughby, spends far past his income and marries for money

Lucy Steele, at first you feel kind of sorry for her, but her behaviour at the end proves she was always in it for a much as she could get

George Wickham, greedy, mercenary, and spendthrift

Caroline Bingley, let's say she appreciates Darcy’s many assets

Mr. Collins, ridiculous, but also talks about trying to raise tithes, he’s in this for the money folks, trying to get a second living out of Lady C with all that grovelling

Mr. Elton, mercenary and cruel

Frank Churchill, not willing to risk his inheritance for love

Mary Crawford, mercenary, thinks money is the best recipe for happiness

Sir Thomas, mercenary for his children, overlooks Maria not being in love because her fiance is wealthy

Maria Bertram/Rushworth, pure mercenary

Tom Bertram, gambled away half of his brother’s inheritance

Mr. Elliot, married for money and then was cruel to his sugar momma, special place in hell really. Also greedy for the baronetcy

Sir Walter/Elizabeth Elliot, just the worst spendthrifts, and no real appreciation for those who are hurt by their debts

Mary Musgrove, thinks she is entitled to her husband's inheritance NOW

The interesting thing is though, the good characters are not just NOT greedy or spendthrift, they are practical and prudent. Elinor, as in love as she is, won’t marry on an insufficient income. Lydia and Wickham remaining dependant on her sisters to stay alive is pathetic, they should be able to manage their wealth better. Jane Austen is exploring, over 6 novels, where the line is between avarice and prudence. What is just motive and what is mercenary? Most people think Charlotte Lucas marrying with zero love is cool, Willoughby dropping Marianne for Miss Grey is abhorrent.

But here is the interesting point I wanted to make, there is one antagonist character in Jane Austen who never cares about money at all, and as far as we can tell, isn’t wasteful or careless with it: Henry Crawford. We don’t hear any equivocation from him about Fanny Price’s lack of fortune or status (ahem Darcy). We don’t hear that he’s in debt, when he does actually manage his estate it sounds like he knows what he’s doing, and there is no indication he gambles. Now his sister is a total mercenary, but he doesn’t seem to care about money at all. He’s comfortable, he intends to stay that way. (And yes, he is very rich. But if there is anything the rich like it’s becoming richer, right John Dashwood?)

I think Henry stands out in this way because his indulgence runs a different way. Like Willoughby, he wants instant gratification, but what he desires isn’t monetary. He’s vain, but his vanity doesn’t cost money, like Sir Walter or Robert Ferrars. He’s intelligent enough to manage his estate properly even in virtual absentia. He doesn’t want to marry at all, but he certainly doesn’t want to marry for money.

And yet, money is actually the cause of most of Henry’s faults. He’s always been rich, having been orphaned at a young age. He has never actually needed to work a day in his life, he has a steward for that. He has never had to struggle and endure, He’s bored and he trifles with women’s affections because he doesn’t have anything better to do. Instead of striving for material comfort, he strives to feed his “stated mind”. He was, as the narrator points out, ruined by early independence and wealth.

Or in other words, wealth is the root of all evil. Those who are able to fully resist it’s contaminating influence are heros.

#jane austen #Henry Crawford #Mansfield Park #northanger abbey #Pride and Prejudice #money is the root of all evil #Emma #Persuasion #sense and sensibility #born to struggle and endure #this was a long one

[lesbiangummybearmafia]

Even been so depressed for money you're willing do something horrible... because you know money is only way to be able to afford things you need. Like fucking food, meds, place to sleep.

FUCKERS WONDER WHY I SAY MONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL!

If you don't have any it can make a demon and if you have too much it makes you evil!!

#money money money #evil evil evil #willing to do horrible things to survive #money is the root of all evil #eat the rich

[neurotypicalabusesurvivor]

Money is not a reward for work. It weapon of terror used to hold your basic human needs hostage. To force you to work a job you wouldn't normally work which then enables your boss to treat you as machines and not people.

We must start working towards transitioning our work places to one which are 100% consensual. Where powerful mechanisms of consent drive people to work instead treating of homelessness, starvation and death.

Workers of the world unite we have nothing to lose but our chains

#capitalism is evil #capitalism #anti capitalism #money #money is the root of all evil

[rosietrace]

Call me curious but what if Yuuta were to meet my most scammy character i have Rachel

I'm gonna say this once without the Headcanon format that I usually use for these-

It's either the end of the world if these two get along, or the end of the world if they don't.

Yuuta doesn't particularly like it when someone tries to scam him. And it's not because he's good of heart it's more like: "The only one who can scam ME IS ME."

He'd appreciate Rachel's charm, probably collaborate for a negotiation tactic that gives them a shit ton of madol. When that tactic is done, Yuuta would likely stab Rachel in the back when he reveals that the tactic was meant to benefit him instead-

Trust me when I say Carol is going to have a field day dealing with Yuuta in this state-

#poor carol #twst oc #twisted wonderland oc #ramshackle oc #carol ann #twst yuu #twst yuuta #yuuta sumeragi #sumeragi yuuta #twst ask #money is the root of all evil

[knowledgevariabledarcy]

#money is the anthem of success #money in the bank #money in politics #money is the root of all evil #money issues #Youtube

[airedelalmena]

Overbooking the fuck out of myself AGAIN.

Signed up for a 3 wk course that runs from 10am, meaning I'd have to catch the 2 buses to it starting at 8-something am.

Meaning I'd have to be ready and out by then.

My mourning, fatigue-issue-ridden and formerly nocturnal ass is barely managing 9:30 right now.

I know I'm gonna have to cancel this. Because even if I tried my hardest I would arrive late as hell.

and I regret the flying fuck out of it because it's guaranteed work.

FUCK.

#personal #hellworld #money is the root of all evil

[moonset-journal]

Tonight I'm thinking about: Hustle culture 

26 Feb 2024

Hustle culture is not for me. I don’t believe money should be at the root of everything although it already is. Not an unpopular opinion- I know. 

And before you roll your eyes, no, I am not going to say some stupid bullshit like “money can’t buy you happiness” or “you can be rich in other ways”. Because money can certainly buy you many things that can make you happy. Comfort, experiences, even relationships- albeit probably not genuine ones. 

In the famous words of Patrizia Reggiani “I would rather cry in my Rolls-Royce than laugh on a bicycle”. Totally relatable.

Even as a person who condemns heavy consumerism, I still relish in buying that new lipstick my friends have been talking about. And I obviously need money to do that. 

But, when the center of life is money and power, greed becomes a disease that destroys your soul. Fulfillment becomes an impossible place to reach. You will forever want more. The gnawing emptiness of never feeling "enough," the constant comparison game that leaves us perpetually behind. Relationships fray, hobbies gather dust, sleep becomes a luxury.

Again, not saying that money can’t buy fulfillment, because I surely feel fulfilled when I buy someone I love a present or even when I buy a good meal. 

That is where the distinction is made. It’s not the money that makes you happy, it’s what money can give you. Fulfillment can still be attainable with a simple life where we don't sacrifice our well-being, our passions, our connections, for achievement.

When I die, I don’t think my first thought would be “I wish I had more money” or “I wish I performed better at work and got that raise”. I’d probably wish I had spent more time with a person, or that I had been nicer to my parents, or that I watched that one movie I’d been talking about wanting to see for weeks. 

So, I don’t want to be part of the rat race. I don’t want to live my entire life chasing money to the point where it is all that consumes my thoughts. 

Hustle culture thrives on this illusion that success is linear and requires constant self-exploitation. It tells you that your worth is tied to your productivity, which is a big, fat lie. We're more than just our output, and sacrificing our well-being for the sake of some arbitrary definition of "success" is just plain toxic.

I understand however that the idea of “slowing down” in and of itself is a luxury that many cannot afford, and that being busy is a blessing. In fact, it's awful to assume that those who are not wealthy just don't work hard enough when the system is designed to feed and cater to the rich. "The rich become richer".

Perhaps we as a human race need to reassess our priorities and be nicer to each other. Too bad that is an ideal that will never become a reality.

Good night & good luck on your ventures. Please remember to rest.

-Aire<3

#I'm just scared of what greed can do to a person or how far ppl will go for money #but that's a tangent for another day #capitalism #hustle culture #journal #thoughts #rambles #ramblings #insomia #late night rambles #late night thoughts #money #income #money is the anthem of success #money is the root of all evil #eat the rich