Do you think you have to be bad in order to become rich?

[Anonymous]

Or good people become rich also?

[WhiteSteve]

Nah. My dad isn’t too bad of a guy. I don’t agree with all of his social views, but I don’t think he did anyone dirty to get his money. And then one day I’ll have his money, and I won’t have even done anything to get it, other than be a good enough son to not have been disowned, lmao. I don’t think I’m a bad guy, maybe somebody else does, I don’t know, but regardless of any of that, when I come into that money, it won’t have been through doing anything bad, unless my dad investing in the stock market and working in finance is inherently bad to someone for some reason. I don’t think it cost anyone else anything, so it seems fair to me, unless we get into the practices of individual companies that were invested in. My dad was more of a bonds guy anyway, not as much the stocks.

Business owners, I look at them with a much more crooked eye. I haven’t met or known of a ton who weren’t shady or exploitative on some level. One thing I do not do is just broadly suck the dick of the idea of “the business owner”, like they’re some special caste of citizen.

[WindAtMyBack]

Of course not. All you have to do is work hard, save your money and be wise with it. Most people can become a millionaire. A heck of a lot do become millionaires. Anyone with a decent job, especially STEM jobs, who doesn't become a millionaire is doing something wrong.

The problem is that most people are either lazy, they are content with a low paying job without putting in effort to do better, or they suck at saving money.

Yes it takes work, but the formula is simple.

[Amy10223]

Yes, good people become rich also. Why do you think that you have to be "bad"? And what is your idea of bad?
There are plenty of good people around that are wealthy, and who help the world. Look at Oprah Winfrey, who helped to make schools in Africa for girls there who need the education to get ahead in life.
However, look at Mother Theresa. She was not a rich person in that she had not wealth, and yet she was rich in a humble spirit and connection with God. Wealth is not important in life--it is who you are as a person, and what you do in life that is important.

[StevieNix]

You don't have to be bad to become rich. Elon Musk is the richest guy in the world, but he's not bad. But the left hates him, because he dares to believe in free speech.

[Asker]

I don’t think he is good besides he got inheritance probably

[StevieNix]

Why isn't he good?

Why the "probably?"

Don't you know you are showing your unfair bias?

[Sonorous]

It would really depend on the genre of rich, what criteria would be used to determine if they should be generally seen as "a bad person," if the average person thinks they fit it. If so, by how much? What the precision of the average persons perception of reality is, etc.

[Sparkie460]

Most rich people know how to do shady stuff and get away with it.

[Asker]

yeah that too. but they really know how to make money easy way not working hard at all. they own so many buildings and natural resources.

[ChrisMaster69]

Rich is really relative

if you are sitting in a cheap rented flat with just enough money to eat, then someone with a decent job and a car is rich.

[FilmGuy93]

Nah. But you do have to be able to recognize and capitalize on opportunities. The best entrepreneurs are people who recognize a way to contribute to people's lives.

[NamerOfStars]

Have to? No. But it sure helps; most of the reliable ways of getting rich are helped along with bastardry.

[exitseven]

No, but it helps. I have known a few very wealthy people and they all engaged in some really shady things.

[SiberFox]

No, but actually yes. You yourself don't have to be bad, but you very well might have to make some eggregious decisions in order to come out on top.

[jamesgoldman]

No, lotto winners aren't, what about surgeons hell a few of my teachers were millionaires

[Asker]

I am talking about super riches like Illuminati or premason. They own big banks and control the world

[jamesgoldman]

Sure some scruples are broken to hit the billionaire league

[Freyke]

No, it's just one way to get there. If you're good at something you can make profit. Or become good in something.

[Caunsos]

Depends on what you mean by rich. If we are taking private plain right it not easy. Capitalism is a system of exploitation.

[Anonymous]

No. But having morals and values WILL put you at a decided disadvantage to the ones who have none. Welcome to life.

[SmokinAces2000]

Not necessarily but money can absolutely turn someone bad

[OddBeMe]

Its better to be more sociopathic and less remorseful.

[JohnK123]

Bill gates is good haha
he dropped outta Harvard but still made it

[Grubhub]

Pretty much. Gotta put black people in slavery, steal land and what not

[TacosRAwesome]

You have to put yourself first.

[juliawright]

Very few rich people seem to be good people.

[Anonymous]

That makes zero sense to me.

[jahaims]

Nope

[anylolone]

Nope.

[MrSmithee]

yess

[Talkingtotheone]

yupp