Morals or Fortune?

[Leader777]

I have a friend who became really rich as a casino affiliate - he doesn't feel too well psychologically today.

Kind of scared me to be honest.

Is it because he feels like supporting people's with their gambling addiction?

 

[Sweely]

Is it because he feels like supporting people's with their gambling addiction?

Yes. At first, he acted like it didn't matter to him. But then it ate him up from the inside.

Living with the thought of people potentially having committed suicide because of your website(s) was a lot harder than he had imagined.

I would have never seen this coming, I only saw the money.

 

[Leader777]

Yes. At first, he acted like it didn't matter to him. But then it ate him up from the inside.

Living with the thought of people potentially having committed suicide because of your website(s) was a lot harder than he had imagined.

I would have never seen this coming, I only saw the money.

That's crazy!

 

[Sweely]

That's crazy!

I know. This is not something that's talked about often in the casino/gambling industry though. Everybody chooses fortune over morals there

 

[Voo]

Well, I don't think this's a question of morality except the spouse is living in a realy squalid condition.
You can always deny yourself and loved ones some present comfort for a better future.

Assuming the plan for a better future ever works out? ( As opposed to the potentially sensible decision to save the money and live out a basic life )

 

[Bish]

In the world of business, Fortune comes first, then morals. Can't make money if you wanna be that good guy everytime.

 

[Megaverse]

Assuming the plan for a better future ever works out? ( As opposed to the potentially sensible decision to save the money and live out a basic life )

Nothing is sure in life, not even living out a basic life. I think the important thing is understanding. She may not and may never like it, but make sure she understands that you think you are doing all for the sake of a better future.

 

[Azaan]

I know. This is not something that's talked about often in the casino/gambling industry though. Everybody chooses fortune over morals there

Yep. That, and some Adult niches. They are the most toxic niches out there, you have to really have no morals to succeed in those niches

 

[DunderMannen]

This is how I look at it, and I think many others do too;
As long as you don't see the "victim" of your immoral stuff, it's okay. For example; I'm into gambling affiliation, I think that's fine because I never actually see thw victims of the people I refer to gambling.

On the opposition, if I were to actually meet a gamblinf addict that I referred, that had serious money problems and lost his entire house gambling, I would think again about gambling affiliation...

 

[Voo]

This is how I look at it, and I think many others do too;
As long as you don't see the "victim" of your immoral stuff, it's okay. For example; I'm into gambling affiliation, I think that's fine because I never actually see thw victims of the people I refer to gambling.

On the opposition, if I were to actually meet a gamblinf addict that I referred, that had serious money problems and lost his entire house gambling, I would think again about gambling affiliation...

This one here is very interesting as I believe this quote classifies the majority of the population.

 

[stoat]

well we don't now the full story, maybe her wife cheat,because if you read on, she live with her father in the end. And her daughter also monetize the story as book for money.

Here I would like to add that Jobs was left by his parents as a baby. It's interesting that he did the very same thing to his own child when he grew up.

By the way, this is a question I have wondered a lot about lately. There are certain profitable niches out there that are related to my main niche, but I have a bad feeling about getting into them.

I often feel that there is a "chain of immorality" and marketers/whoever has to create the demand are close to the top of it. It's their job to do the dirty work kinda. In every field, there are many professions involved, but it's the marketer's job to get the users hooked.

E.g. a plastic surgeon sounds like a totally ethical profession, but they make their money off people's insecurities. Or let's take a physical product for example, that's manufactured in a third world country where the workers have no basic human rights and the manufacturing process often harms their health. And it's again the marketer's job to hide this and make sure that the costumer sees only a happy person in the ad.

This is the reason why I don't really buy stuff anymore lol.

 

[jazzc]

One guy who's basically a legend in his old niche was telling a story about how he was advising some younger partners not to do what he did and the answer was "that's easy for you to say, you've already made your fortune" (and it's a really huge fortune).

 

[Voo]

One guy who's basically a legend in his old niche was telling a story about how he was advising some younger partners not to do what he did and the answer was "that's easy for you to say, you've already made your fortune" (and it's a really huge fortune).

Age old quality quote right here.

 

[Hanzo_AA]

One guy who's basically a legend in his old niche was telling a story about how he was advising some younger partners not to do what he did and the answer was "that's easy for you to say, you've already made your fortune" (and it's a really huge fortune).

Sounds like he just doesn't want any competition

 

[jazzc]

Sounds like he just doesn't want any competition

He's not into that any more as he's moved into a more legit niche and made himself a legend there too. Is now swimming in money and equity. I don't want to say any details but you can imagine some 3 letter regulatory agencies going after him really hard back in the day (we're talking pre-Internet).

 

[Hanzo_AA]

Nothing is sure in life, not even living out a basic life

I think that's the thing, people have too high an expectation that x or y will produce the best results because it worked for others or appears to be the most lucrative, even if it's a strain on them morally. I think that's more likely than not to lead to some degree of disappointment.

This threads seems timely, I was twiddling my thumbs yesterday thinking what my first ventures will be I've decided to hit the green market - energy and household solutions and all elements of the vegan market. I am passionate about them, hope to enjoy them and even though it doesn't seem profitable or if my revenue is nowhere near that of my competitors years from now, i can at least respect them and look up to them like role models since we're all part of the same movement. Everyone is a winner.

 

[Hanzo_AA]

He's not into that any more as he's moved into a more legit niche and made himself a legend there too. Is now swimming in money and equity. I don't want to say any details but you can imagine some 3 letter regulatory agencies going after him really hard back in the day (we're talking pre-Internet).

He's starting to sound more and more like some kind of bond villain lol

 

[nakamura]

The first 20 years I was all on the moral side. What it brought me? People wanted to take advantage, I got kicked out from my job for a ridiculous reason. After this I slowly evolved into the fortune type.

 

[Elvlin]

This is how I look at it, and I think many others do too;
As long as you don't see the "victim" of your immoral stuff, it's okay. For example; I'm into gambling affiliation, I think that's fine because I never actually see thw victims of the people I refer to gambling.

On the opposition, if I were to actually meet a gamblinf addict that I referred, that had serious money problems and lost his entire house gambling, I would think again about gambling affiliation...

this happen for all cases, even on the simplest of thing. as long as you don't see and feel any bad effect of what you do. people won't care.
and honestly most of these is not that simple. let's say you have a company that have 100 worker than covid happen, you only have 2 choice lay off half of them, or bankruptcy, it's no brainer choice lay off. or everyone will got hit
but if you know the one you lay off is cannot eat, kicked because cannot pay rent, than you will feel worse. but what can you do?

Here I would like to add that Jobs was left by his parents as a baby. It's interesting that he did the very same thing to his own child when he grew up.

By the way, this is a question I have wondered a lot about lately. There are certain profitable niches out there that are related to my main niche, but I have a bad feeling about getting into them.

I often feel that there is a "chain of immorality" and marketers/whoever has to create the demand are close to the top of it. It's their job to do the dirty work kinda. In every field, there are many professions involved, but it's the marketer's job to get the users hooked.

E.g. a plastic surgeon sounds like a totally ethical profession, but they make their money off people's insecurities. Or let's take a physical product for example, that's manufactured in a third world country where the workers have no basic human rights and the manufacturing process often harms their health. And it's again the marketer's job to hide this and make sure that the costumer sees only a happy person in the ad.

This is the reason why I don't really buy stuff anymore lol.

I suggest you should stop overthinking things, just enjoy what you can, and help who you can. more and you will just overstrech yourself. example the worker from third world country, yes its a worse condition for them, than yours,
but some of them feel happy doing it, and enjoy their live. as for those that are unhappy, they have choice like put some capital to start home business,find other job. they have many choices, but they don't want the risk so they happy with their jobs.

 

[Mr Positive]

Morals easy choice, fortune will follow you sooner or later