ClaraBlackInk@clarablackink@writing.exchange
@GhostOnTheHalfShell@masto.ai @d_mathieson@mastodon.ie @gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green This is a big part of it.
I played Monopoly with my cousins every summer for years and I watched my somewhat egotistic but generally kind cousin turn nasty the one time he lost to me. Playing certain games with certain people you'll really see that transformative effect of the idea that being smart = winning and how the pressure and ego begin to reveal underlying mental health issues.
Competitiveness vs social engagement makes a difference here
ClaraBlackInk@clarablackink@writing.exchange
@GhostOnTheHalfShell@masto.ai @d_mathieson@mastodon.ie @gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green People who play games for fun tend to be less shitty when the stakes are raised. The ones who see winning as something related to their identity are just beastly about even the smallest hint that someone might be slightly better for a brief moment.
It seems similar with wealth. The more it is correlated to identity, the shittier the people who have it and want it are.
But, there is the underlying anxiety and fear that they are masking.