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Originally Posted by Maverick
Envy may push people to unfairly treat others depending solely on the belief that they know better who deserves what.
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This actually reminds me of a this guy from my Back gammon club who once said that Chess is how live is *supposed* to be and Back Gammon and Poker is how life is.
It's a strange line because it indicates that just because people work hard, are smart, kind and has a long resume of other virtues, they are also *entitled* to *win* or to *gain something* - they deserve it!
That would be the truth in a world where the element of luck didn't play a role - i.e. a Chess world. In a Back Gammon world/Poker world people can play a beautifull line of perfect games and still get their arse kicked over and over again. They can also play a couple of mediocre games and win a huge pot. Back Gammon is called the *cruelest* game in the world and it does resemble life in many ways. The worlds best player *can* loose a game to the worlds worst player. It's just a matter of chance and coincidence.
IMO, the feeling of entitlement fucks up a lot of people. Buuuuhuuu I'm so much more intelligent than others, I work so hard and give money to the poor, (I'm pretty hot as well) - "I deserve much more than what I've got!" Yes, in a Chess World perhaps you would but this is a Back Gammon/Poker World where the element of luck plays a role. We don't allways get what we *feel* we deserve and who's to say if we deserve what we got or get in the first place?
Thing about luck is that it isn't entierly random. There are things which can be estimated, calculation of probability, so we can allways make a strategy in life roll the dices and hope for the best. If that doesn't work the smart player gets more smart, makes a new strategy and roll the dices again. Doesn't mean that he/she will ever win but the smarter the person gets, the harder he/she tries the greater are the chances.