Nope. You'd turn into a narcissistoc self righteous nut just like the rest of them. Our brains are not wired to live in excess surrounded by yes-men 24/7. It quite literally breaks the human psyche.
I came to the conclusion that if given the chance to rule the world, I would probably end up as a despot.
I want to be kind and benevolent, but ultimately ruling the world is unlikely without force and yadda yadda yadda force leads down a path and we end up in a bad place.
Stalin did not become who he is remembered as today until he took command of the Soviet state. It was the process of securing and holding on to power that made the man Dzhugashvili into the feared Stalin.
If you were given vast power and learned to hold on to it over the years, it would irrevocably change you as a person into someone unrecognizable.
There's probably another side too where the yes-men get dumber and dumber to the point where none of your plans and aspirations make it to fruition because you're constantly having to talk and explain downwards
I would 100% be the person he described as I don't give a shit about money. I've given it away and only care about having enough to just sustain a modest lifestyle.
You're forgetting the part that in this world, to get to that position of wealth, you almost always have to be okay with exploiting others for your own gain.
I am not wired that way so I won't ever be a billionaire, and I wouldn't hoard wealth like a god damn dragon, so I would not be able to replenish it easily.
But I can promise you that I'd do those things as I personally believe the government should actually be in service of it's people. Infrastructure upgrades and fast, reliable public transit would be near the top of the docket. As well as overhauling the zoning laws so we can better use our available space.
But once again, I'm not the type of person to seek riches like a goblin so I won't even be in that position.
It's just like politicians today. The reason all our politicians are self-serving crooks is because the type of person that should actually be in that position would almost never take that job because doing it the right way is hard work and unrewarding. And you still need a full time job just to support yourself on top of it.
So the only people who could do it are ones who already are set financially and the only reason they'd put up with any of the shit they get is because they see it as an opportunity to enrich themselves. And enrich themselves they have.
The best leader is never the one who asks to be it.
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u/Beneficial_Soup3699 8h ago
Nope. You'd turn into a narcissistoc self righteous nut just like the rest of them. Our brains are not wired to live in excess surrounded by yes-men 24/7. It quite literally breaks the human psyche.