Why for some people the FEAR OF MISSING OUT is stronger than moral standards?
I'm disturbed by deteriorated moral standard of some people. Too many people.
Recently I wrote a review of a website that has all the signs of being a scam, probably of the Ponzi scheme type. In such scheme, early joiners will get paid, sometimes for a long time, as their payments are coming from the newer joiners' money.
The post is ranked #1 and gets hundreds of views every day and some organic comments as well.
In part of the comments, the readers are thankful for the post that saved them from getting into this scam. I'm super happy to help.
But other readers are different. They say "I don't care what it is as long as I"m paid! Let me make money!"
In the post, I stated that it's possible to get paid for a while, but the business model is not real, so your money comes from someone else's pocket.
How people became so ignorant and selfish? Does it have anything to do with the fact that these comments mostly come from African countries?
Is there a difference between their moral standards and the ones in developed countries? Don't get me wrong, I'm not expressing any racial or political prejudice here.
Is it the poverty and the lack of good jobs and legal opportunities that makes them think this way?
It's too sad.
In my interpretation, they just say that they don't care to rob other people, as long as they are not going to be caught and jailed for this.
I'm so glad we have our WA community here, where most of the people sound to be of different type. Unfortunately even here, there are members who don't mind copying other's posts.
Just ranting.
I wish I could raise my kids in a better world..
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All you can do for your kids is teach them the difference between and hope it stays with them. I have 1 in college and I hear things that tells me it did. I have 1 in ms and I THINK it has because he still depends on Mom and Dad. Time will tell!? You do the best you can.
I agree with what you're saying, though!
Susan
Susan
Thanks, Susan.
We try our best..
And still, kids of ages 7-8 know perfectly how to lie and take things without permission..
And they hate when someone takes their stuff.
Mary
What those that would take advantage of others seem to miss is that they may make money off of scamming others, but it will come back to bite them in the end. And when it does, then they will be outraged that it happened to them.
That's what's always made me scratch my head about people like that. It's okay to use others for monetary gain, but not the ones who say that they would do it to others.
If you can't "earn" money without hurting someone else in the process, it's not earning, it's wrong. They would do good to put this saying to heart, for it is true: "You will get what you want in life if you help enough other people get what they want." ~ Zig Ziglar
Food for thought...:)
The law of reciprocity exists...What comes around, goes around. You may not see it, but it does happen.
Every. Single. Time!
I love Karma 'cause I know that I try to help others an' I know how many times other folks have helped me out when I really needed it.
I'm not sayin' I'm a goody-two-shoes; I'm not. But if I know that sump'n is gonna' cause someone else pro'lems, I jus' can't go there, ya' know?
~ Yaya
You definitely see a lot of people willing to do scams in a lot of foreign countries, which is why some countries are banned from WA. I believe Nigeria is one, but there are more.
That said, I see it with Americans (and English speakers in general) a lot too. Even on WA, where they get this idea affiliate marketing is a quick way to get paid for almost no work, they choose the most expensive highest commission programs and lie their butts off to promote the product, not caring if it's a scam service, or whatever.
What's disturbing is when you discuss this with someone, sometimes they honestly don't get why it's wrong. It's like because these people on the other side of the computer don't have recognizable faces, they aren't 'real' people to them. It's just money, they don't really think about the consequences. They think Americans are all rich and have plenty of money so let's fool them into sending us gift cards, type scams.
I have a theory because while it's more obvious online, it happens in person too. In large go to prison ways and small, get banned from Amazon, ways. I believe that so many people cannot properly empathize with another person's situation and cannot put themselves in their shoes. 'How would it feel if someone tricked me into buying a fake service for thousands? What would happen to my finances if that happened? Would I lose my house?'
Even something simple like, 'How would I feel if someone cut me off in traffic?' or the like.
It's definitely being focused on yourself and not enough on the consequences of what happens to someone else, and how they'd feel if something happened to us. Compound that by the anonymous internet, and wow. They cannot seem to think about what happens to the people who are tricked out of money, lots of money.
I'm very empathetic and pathologically nice, simply because I always empathize with other people's situations. I treat people like I would want to be treated. There are a ton of people who do this. I simply think the ones who can't or don't even understand it or want to, are the ones who do this. The money from online earning is like free money to them, they can't truly understand it's someone else's they're taking.
I had a debate about this once and literally, they couldn't grasp why it is wrong. Even after explanations.
To sum up, I think it's the inability to empathize with other people's situations AND the anonymity of the internet. Plus poorer countries don't really GET that not all Americans (and the like) are rich. -_-
Thank you for replying.
It's like talking to a friend.
I never could think about tricking a person.
I can think of creative ways to get a cheaper product at the supermarket, with all possible and impossible coupons, but it's me against a corporation, manufacturer.
But taking money from a human in a not honest way? I can't.
I feel on a mission when I write scam reviews.
But you only can bring a horse to the water. Some horses don't want to drink. I need to let it go..
I know a lot of crazy information, sorry about that. I've been studying marketing ploys and stuff when I decided to get into affiliate marketing and try to help my local non-profit FB page :)
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Sorry; very long response ahead:
Keep teaching your kiddies what's right an' good. Some people WILL apply those proper principles.
I do not think that poverty is necessarily the reason that some people make choices that can hurt others. When I was about ten years old, we went through a period of time when it was necessary to hunt for Pop Bottles in order to eat. I clearly recall one time when we Almost found enough pop bottles to buy a loaf of bread. That night... bread Would have been our supper... if Only we could have found One. More. Bottle.
Most of the time, we were fine, but that situation impacted me in such a strong way that I Never wanted to be the cause of anyone else having to go without.
Just before finding WA, I had found a company that, at first, seemed to be a great opportunity. It didn't take more than a couple of days, though, for me to realize that it was Not the opportunity that I had Thought it was. I realized that the end result was to become calloused to the idea of cheating others, in order to succeed. For about two minutes... since my hubby an' I live on a fixed income... I was tempted to go ahead with it.
I b'lieve that my Heavenly Father rewarded me for the choice I made to leave by allowing me to find WA, instead. Anyone Can feel good about building a business on WA because No ONe Has to take advantage of Anyone else, in order to succeed.
Yaaaaaay for Carson & Kyle an' the opportunity they've been guided to build so that many people CAN succeed while continuing to remain honest!
Same here.
I can't even think about getting someone else's money for nothing.
I saw many old people scammed back in Russia.
Too sad.
But I think it's worse when someone turns to bad in the country that offers options, like the US.