re: #109 klys (maker of Silmarils)

There are a lot of people who don’t like hearing that their success isn’t entirely due to their own effort. They feel like it detracts from what they’ve done and lessens their feeling of superiority over those who haven’t managed to achieve what they have. Bernie strips out a lot of that with his focus on “just the economics” because for a lot of these guys, being poor is the only disadvantage they face in our society.

It’s very, very easy to read when you think about how humans react emotionally. Most humans don’t like to be told that they’re wrong, or that their success is not entirely from their own efforts. Most humans don’t want to think through concepts that make them feel uncomfortable. It’s easier to ignore them or pretend they don’t exist.

E.g. the rage vs. Obama’s “you didn’t build that”, even though its context makes it perfectly accurate.