Why is being a nice and good person less rewarding? (lemmy.zip)

submitted 4 days ago by shojivr@lemmy.zip to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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tried to stay positive, then misfortune strikes
tried making friends, ended up ghosted
tried looking for better job, then scammed
tried save money, inflation happens
tried sell product online, fees and tax cut, also less buyers.
tried theraphy, the solution only dont think about it, its okay (if only it was that easy)
tried being nice, taken advantage of
tried being honest, get hatred
tried religion, yet god let million of nice person suffers
tried sleep, need regular medication
tried work hard, ended up surgery and years of rehabilitation

at this point, i am so tired with whatever i do, it always doesnt work.

right now i can relate why some people choose to become evil person, because being good and nice person in this world is just not as rewarding as bad people does. even those people who ghosted and bullied me ended up becoming rich and succesful, and here i am struggle everyday. life is really unfair world.

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[-] BassTurd@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

If you're being honest and nice to be rewarded, then you're doing it wrong. You do it because it's the right thing to do.

[-] shojivr@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

so basically if you are guaranteed to get lucky and rich, basically having easy mode by become evil, you still choose to become nice and honest person?

[-] BassTurd@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

I would, because I have a conscience, and I'd rather not be rich than be a rich twat. But also, the assumption in your comment is that evil people are guaranteed to be lucky and rich, which isn't universally true. There a many good people that are lucky and rich and many evil people that are lucky and rich.

Bernie Madoff is an evil person that was extremely wealthy and evil and it caught up to him. Trump is evil and wealthy with power. I'd rather be dead than be either of those people.

You should be a good person because it's the right thing to do, not because you expect a reward or wealth.

this post was submitted on 12 Oct 2026

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