The Bahummiest of Humbugs

[blue_eyed_obsession]

Sender: Seto Kaiba
Subject: Regarding Christmas

I'll never understand what all the fascination is with one day that was arbitrarily chosen to be significant.

Don't hand me those lines about it being a time to show "good will" and "appreciation" for your fellow man. If people truly believed those ideals were important they wouldn't need to adhere to a schedule to be reminded to extend that gratitude, nor would it lead to the near-riots at limited time sales. Nothing says "Peace on Earth" quite like elbowing someone else out of the way so you can grab the last product off the shelf for yourself.

It's all a marketing ploy.

Believe me, I should know... I wonder what the sales figures look like this year.

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[blue_eyed_obsession]

I didn't ask for a history lesson. The worst part? You didn't present anything new, so you just wasted your time and more importantly.. mine.

You're quick to place the blame squarely on entrepreneurs and visionaries but not on the people who buy into all the advertising and hype. I don't make people go out and shop for the latest installments and products, they seek them out because they recognize the quality that goes into each and every design and can't stand the idea of being the only person without one for themselves. They could just as easily decide not to complete the purchase.

Let me set you straight on a few of your misconceptions here and now. I didn't get my wealth from my rich "dad", I earned it. Every portion of it. I studied tirelessly day and night without end until I would collapse from exhaustion, toiling away to hone my skills and expand my base of knowledge. The technology that rocketed my company to the success it now boasts was created by my own hands. It's easy for someone whose never run a business to denounce them.

.. And for your information, I can guarantee beyond the shadow of any doubt that I have done more to demilitarize the world than you ever will. My father, if you could even call him that, produced armaments to supply any military faction with enough cash to afford them. When I wrested the company away from him I completely overhauled the business and shut down those lines. So I would appreciate it if you would refrain from drawing an association between myself and him ever again.

You can keep the preaching for someone else.

[systemofadowny]

"I didn't make them do anything; I just put temptation into the world by hyping up my products as the latest sensation and profiting off of man's addiction to dopamine."

People are fucked up and that's a fact, but capitalism is the reason Satan gets to take so many vacations.

Speaking of which, so sorry we had to deviate away from why Christmas matters to the other 99% of Earth's population so you can go #notallceos. You're clearly more willing to establish your credibility and alpha male energy than discuss why a star on top of a tree fills people with emotional warmth.

I'm sure you'd change your mind if people looked up to you every 25th of December.

[blue_eyed_obsession]

I hate to give you the bad news, but capitalism or no capitalism you'd still find people exploiting one another for personal gain. It's not the system, it's humans in general.

[He has so much faith in humanity.... lemmie tell ya]

.. And people accuse me of having a chip on my shoulder. Sounds like you have enough underlying issues to give some lucky therapist job security for the duration of their life.

[Now there's a thought, though he doesn't give her the satisfaction of openly agreeing with the statement. If people just used the occasion to look up to him and his accomplishments he definitely wouldn't be complaining. As much]

I don't really care why Christmas matters to others, which I thought was obvious but clearly you're too thick to grasp that.

[systemofadowny]

(Humans are a mess and there's a reason the Hell she's from suffers from overpopulation issues.)

I need a therapist, says the guy who's apparently too cool and too busy hating his dad to celebrate any holiday. The hilarious part is this reads way too sincerely to be a shitpost. Do you get any nosebleeds being so high up on your pedestal?

This is exactly the kind of post that would make it to Reddit's front page and not deserve the attention. I don't even need to read the other responses to know you're simultaneously dick waving and writing off everyone else's opinions as meaningless.

[blue_eyed_obsession]

[No argument here]

That hatred is warranted, but he no longer holds any influence over my life. You've probably met him in hell and never even realized it.

[.. Because that's where he belongs. Let's just hope he didn't back up his consciousness on any other virtual reality systems...]

The hazards of being brilliant and successful, there's always someone waiting to try and tear you down while they seethe with envy for everything you possess.

You could write an entry yourself, you know.. if you're so starved for attention.