It's not that nice guys finish last, it's that nice guys finish last because of all the other assholes in the race.
I am 21 years old, finishing up a Gen Eds. course in college to transfer to a four year college, I own my car (not in too great a shape), and I currently live at home. I have $200 in the bank.
This isn't much of a personal sob story, as it is a message to others who might feel the same, might feel they themselves are the only ones affected.
Your not Alone.
It's not your life that sucks, it's the heartless pricks around you that are kicking you around, stealing from you, harming you, degrading you.
You open a door for them, they shut it in your face.
You say "thank you", they demand "more".
When you can take advantage of someone you help instead, Health Insurance... need I say more?
We are born into a civilization that would rather have the many hold the few up high, rather than have everyone coast on the same level. With that idea, the weak-minded, weak hearted, and just plain ruthless are capable of surviving.
I work at Happy Joe's delivery, and first hand knowledge I can say that the poor people I deliver to (Those in rather shoddy houses) tip far, far more often than those in rich, gated, communities.
This system of money granting unparalleled power plays on the weak minded. They see money as power, whereas the nice guys, it's paper with a face that everyone else seems to be killing each other for.
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This often occurs in the American workplace too.
Here is a site that provides information about "Workplace Bullying":
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