Doesn't it seem ironic?
2006-07-23 18:28:19 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
A huge number of people have this same conflict of values.
We are taught as kids that "Money is the root of all evil". At the same time, we're taught to strive toward "success", which is always presented as having a lot of money.
This conflict leads to many people spinning their wheels and not doing much in either direction. They don't get rich, and they don't give away all their possessions either.
2006-07-23 18:41:59 · answer #1 · answered by Baxter 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Just having more money doesn't necessarily make you rich...they are independent of one another. Now, if I wanted to be rich, then, yes, that would make it ironic.
2006-07-23 18:33:14 · answer #2 · answered by swede700 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We hate them because we're jealous of their money....yet we want more money so we can be like them... Yes... Very Ironic
2006-07-23 18:33:37 · answer #3 · answered by J 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it is ironic. Until someone is poor crave for more money and wants to be rich, and until someone is poor envy and jealous of rich people.
2006-07-23 18:32:05 · answer #4 · answered by Beatrix 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's jealousy. They want to make as much as the "rich" people but until they do they will feel better about themselves by "hating" them.
2006-07-23 18:33:13 · answer #5 · answered by DreamingofU 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some of us hate the way rich people act, some are not the nicest people. or maybe others are just flat out jealous. and everyone wants money or so i thnk.
2006-07-23 18:33:45 · answer #6 · answered by dumpster_kelsey 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its not we hate the rich people..it's we hate how the rich people act. ..and anyone can see it would be nice to have more money.
2006-07-23 18:41:25 · answer #7 · answered by bunty 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we could always rob the rich people we hate and then we have more money after selling the valuable things we stole from them
2006-07-23 18:34:11 · answer #8 · answered by DirtyRavenCB47 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because we're a society of hypocrisy. And we have double standards like if our neighbor has a nice house, car, whatever we consider them a wealthy jerk but if we have those things than we rationalize to ourselves that we are just enjoying the fruits of our labor.
2006-07-23 18:35:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mostly envy, or jealousy. but you have to consider, most of us non-rich people, work for the rich people...and most people do not like their employers.
2006-07-23 18:32:31 · answer #10 · answered by Mickey L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋