(October 23, 2016 at 8:49 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: A phrase I've been using for a couple of decades: "I believe in karma; in three words, 'assholes make enemies'."
As I see it, that's what lies at the root of the "karma" illusion.
- Good people generally (but not always) find people to help them when they're in a tight spot because they've made friends who are willing to reciprocate.
- People who make a habit of behaving badly generally (but not always) will lose friends and be distrusted. Occasionally they may find themselves playing the role of useful idiot to someone even worse, which may provide them with a few perks that make it appear that they're not getting their just deserts. If the head asshole crashes, though, the underlings may also suffer an epic fail.
