Some people who want more money also believe that rich people are evil or privileged.

But what happens is that they start to associate anxiety with being safe and responsible.

They start to associate being attractive with being soulless.

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They start to associate being financially abundant with being morally corrupt.

They start to associate being successful with being picked on, or disliked.

Sometimes, these stereotypes are true.

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Often, they are not.

They are usually just projections.

They are coping mechanisms that, over time, become comfort zones.

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Notice that people can be relaxed and also responsible.

Notice that there are successful people who are well-liked and respected.

As long as you are villainizing the things that you want, youll never have them.