a fool and his money
glws
They say: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you, but that assumes an even playing field. If I'm smarter than someone else there are certain things I can do unto them that they can't do back...
Basically I see alot of unintelligent and ignorant people in this world and what I want to know is it immoral to take advantage of them and make money off of their stupidity. After all these type of people have a negative effect on the world through voting for politicians with dumb policies such as the banning of teaching of evolution in schools etc.
Now I have a strong interest in charlatans and I try to expose them wherever I can. I see that they can make alot of money, for example selling a $2 pill holder for $199 – $1999 and claiming it can reduce the onset of aging, help fertility, help protect against the supernatural etc. And people will actually buy the product, believe it works and will deny evidence to the contrary.
I know intelligent people should probably protect these people and try to stop them wasting their money on such crap but why? It is their own fault for not researching these things and seeing that there is no evidence for such claims, and it is their fault for not studying critical thinking and other life skills. We are not forcing them to buy it, and in the modern world people get ripped off all the time, for example Sony selling you a $1 cable for $50. Maybe this is just the new form of survival of the fittest. Instead of getting killed, you will just get taken advantage of in a financial sense.
I believe we only live once, and so if I can make money from dumb people and use it to live my dreams, e.g. travel the world etc. then why shouldn’t I?
If I had the viewpoint of defending these people from Charlatans then I would get no rewards from it, and half the time these people won’t even believe what you have to say so it’s just a waste of time.
What are your opinions? I think my viewpoints have changed and instead of thinking taking advantage of dumb people as immoral and irresponsible, I now have less of an issue with it as these people are only getting what they deserve.