"The whole gospel of Karl Marx can be summed up in a single sentence..."

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[–]Jiminy 6 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 2 fun -  (15 children)

I can see it because nepotism is bad and yeah I don't like that lazy idiots are better off than me. But socialism isn't the answer because the elites are still in charge. A vanguard party giving up its power after setting up socialism is a lie.

[–]jet199 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (14 children)

Why is nepotism bad?

Isn't one of the main reasons people build businesses and work hard to create a better life for their children?

[–]SMCAB 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Nepotism is bad because it doesn't reward merit. It rewards ass kissing, and plainly being born. Nepotism isn't just for family, it catches ass kissers too. A Manager or Owner who rewards ass kissing isn't genuine, and doesn't really care about the profitability of his company. He cares more about being validated.

There is a fair amount of nepotism in my company, it hasn't directly affected me, but I see it and it does affect a great number of people I know.

[–]ID10T 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Nepotism is bad for the same reason DEI is bad. If you don't hire or promote based on merit, you end up with unqualified people in positions that make bad decisions and damage the company. That's bad for everybody; employees, stock holders, and customers.

The best way to create a better life for your children is to give them a solid foundation to make their own success. That means education, setting a good example, instilling them with morals, giving them a sense of personal responsibility, and not spoiling them. Which means they have to pay for their mistakes and don't get everything handed to them on a silver platter. Raise a child right and they will make their own success and not be dependent on you.

[–]Jiminy 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (9 children)

It's good for your children and makes you feel good. But it's bad for every other human in earth. In a perfect world everything would be based on merit. It's not a perfect world. And socialism makes it even worse. So even though I'm against nepotism I'm also admitting I don't know of a perfect system that is better than capitalism.

[–]ID10T 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (8 children)

I would argue that it's not good for a child to have everything given to them. That just creates spoiled, shitty children. Better to make them earn things on their own.

[–]Jiminy 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

That's true but what about if it's nepotism where you pay for all the best schools for a kid, pay for college, give them money to start a business. What if they're then successful because they do work hard but got a head start poorer kids don't have. Like Taylor swift, very successful right now, but her dad paid for her early career.

[–]ID10T 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

That's not nepotism.

[–]Jiminy 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

name checks out

[–]ID10T 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Maybe you should look up the definition of the word nepotism lol. Words have meanings man...

[–]Jiminy 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I just did, I'm right you're wrong.

[–]ID10T 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

You’re a silly child

[–]weavilsatemyface 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

That's not nepotism.

[–]xoenix 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Giving your kids your own property is different than giving kids government (public) property.

[–]weavilsatemyface 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Who would you rather do brain surgery on yourself or your child?

  • somebody who became a brain surgeon through years of hard work, talent and dedication;
  • or somebody who got the job because their uncle is on the hospital's board of directors.

If you can see why the second case is bad, then you've just answered your own question.