• GooberEar@lemmy.wtf
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    2 days ago

    It’s a comforting sentiment, but unfortunately, it’s not really true.

    A lot of grifters grift not because they failed at “legitimate or useful” employment, but because grifting is easier, quicker, and better money for them (or has other tangible benefits) and they have no moral quandaries about what they’re doing.