Panic is probably the most potent energizer of them all, except maybe for sexual arousal, but constant panic and fear can wreak havoc on your health. Fear can be paralyzing. It can either trigger fight-or-flight mode or, if it spirals out of control, freeze us in our tracks.
Greed can dehumanize some people, pushing them to do whatever it takes to amass more wealth, power, or influence. As investors, you’ve probably seen how greed can torch incredible opportunities.
I have a friend who’s always saying humanity “would be better” if we had fruit trees growing all over towns and cities instead of decorative trees, but I’m skeptical that’d work out. Greed would fuck up the harmony those trees could bring.
At least with my people, I’m 100% sure a small percentage would hoard most of the fruit, leaving the rest of us with scraps. That’s just how us plebs operate. No wonder the elites treat us like animals.
They exploit our fear and greed to tighten their grip on control. Take law enforcers, for example. They know some laws they enforce are immoral or unjust, but they do it anyway. Why? Because of repercussions.
They fear their bosses and losing their jobs or benefits, so they’re dehumanized, turned into sheepdogs who act like guard dogs, biting anyone who dares step toward the other side of the fence.
We like to think we’ve evolved far beyond the primitive consciousness of ages past, but we’re not that different from the humans who roamed freely thousands of years ago. Hell, we didn’t even have borders back then like we do now.
Communication has changed a ton, and with it, our ability to make shit happen faster than ever. But zoom out, and we’re still driven by the same basic instincts as always. If that weren’t true, we wouldn’t still have wars.
Fear and greed are the main drivers of human society. The speculative markets we pour so much time, energy, money, and attention into prove it. That’s why being a contrarian makes so much sense, but how many of us actually pull it off successfully? I know I’m not that great at it.
But at least I try. Anyway, that’s it from me for now. Wishing you all a great day, and I’ll catch up with you next time.
Thanks for your attention,
Adrian
