• Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee
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    5 months ago

    I simply don’t see why anyone would expect me to pay for their anything when I don’t expect that of anyone else either. If I buy my SO a dinner I pretty much assume her to pay the next time. It’s simple and fair that way and that’s how my (probably) autistic brain works. I can hardly justify spending 22€ on my own burger and a coke, let alone pay for someone else’s dinner.

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      5 months ago

      A guy that can’t afford a burger and coke imagining he’s the affluent people this article talks about is peek American capitalism.

      You don’t need to lick boots in the hope you’ll someday be wearing them.

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        5 months ago

        I specifically said I’m not rich, I never said I can’t afford that and I’m not even American. Anything else?

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          5 months ago

          So you’re saying that your situation is totally unlike the situation we’re talking about and your input therefore totally meaningless and your comment pointless and absurd.

          Thanks for clarifying

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      5 months ago

      What you describe is transactional. I pay for your meal, now you owe me a meal of equal value. The inability to treat others (even people you’re romantically involved with) without expecting reimbursement is a characteristic of narcissistic personalities traditionally found among affluent people.