Why are these dudes so offended?

[Hygro]

This video came around my way, pretty entertaining:

https://www.facebook.com/laterceracom/videos/10152837166413583/?fref=nf


The gist is the guy is acting homeless and giving money and recording responses. He receives confusion and then anger from the suits. I don't understand, why are there so many angry dudes who then think the appropriate response is to declare themselves rich? Why not "haha thanks, I'm good." or "I'll pay it forward"?

 

[Borachio]

That's nice! A fine example of "not-doing", imo.

But yeah. They mostly react badly. (Apart from the first woman who reacted exactly right, I think.)

What's the explanation? Perhaps it's that their sense of self-worth is so tied up with their "cash-worth" that to offer them money is to directly attack their sense of self-worth. I don't know if that's true, but that would be my guess.

It's ironic that a lot of them start out by claiming they don't have any money, and then refusing to take any. Perhaps they don't like being caught out in a lie.

 

[Samson]

This video came around my way, pretty entertaining:

https://www.facebook.com/laterceracom/videos/10152837166413583/?fref=nf


The gist is the guy is acting homeless and giving money and recording responses. He receives confusion and then anger from the suits. I don't understand, why are there so many angry dudes who then think the appropriate response is to declare themselves rich? Why not "haha thanks, I'm good." or "I'll pay it forward"?

It is a bit odd. The only thing I can think is that they know he is only acting homeless and poor, so are complaining that they are being mislead to make a point that they do not agree with. I think this may be expecting a bit much for them, and it could be them just hitting out against something that challenges their pre-conceived ideas without actually understanding what is going wrong.

 

[Borachio]

His message board says "No one has gone poor from giving". It's a bit of a mixed message. So it's not surprising that people are confused by what he means.

The guy messes up right at the end, though. And seems to upset himself.

 

[Timsup2nothin]

That's nice! A fine example of "not-doing", imo.

But yeah. They mostly react badly. (Apart from the first woman who reacted exactly right, I think.)

What's the explanation? Perhaps it's that their sense of self-worth is so tied up with their "cash-worth" that to offer them money is to directly attack their sense of self-worth. I don't know if that's true, but that would be my guess.

It's ironic that a lot of them start out by claiming they don't have any money, and then refusing to take any. Perhaps they don't like being caught out in a lie.

Bingo.

 

[warpus]

Your place in the social hierarchy matters quite a bit in a society built up around the concept of materialism.

These people are upset because their place in this system is being questioned by someone who they initially viewed to be beneath them.

 

[Timsup2nothin]

Your place in the social hierarchy matters quite a bit in a society built up around the concept of materialism.

These people are upset because their place in this system is being questioned by someone who they initially viewed to be beneath them.

Initially? They still view him as being beneath them.

It would have been interesting to see how they would have responded had the guy challenged them immediately.

"I try to give you money and you pop off like that? How about an appropriate apology before I rip your condescending head right off your shoulders?" would have been my next line.

 

[thecrazyscot]

They've wrapped their self-worth up in their wallet.

 

[warpus]

Initially? They still view him as being beneath them.

Yeah, their initial analysis of the situation would have made them think: "I'm more important than this homeless guy"..

But then when that homeless guy tried to give them money.. that threw that analysis out of whack for a second or two.

 

[illram]

I can only hope he had to do this for hours and hours to collect the footage of the handful of terrible human beings who angrily threw the money back in his face.

 

[Timsup2nothin]

I can only hope he had to do this for hours and hours to collect the footage of the handful of terrible human beings who angrily threw the money back in his face.

We can hope, but I wouldn't want to bet on it.

 

[El_Machinae]

We are also on the lookout for when people try to bind us with reciprocity. So, when someone's trying to trick us, we get our guard up.

I react similarly when the companies send hot women as sales reps. I'm pissed that they disrespect me so.

 

[thecrazyscot]

And you would prefer them to send...who exactly?

 

[Goodfella]

The video seems kind of fake imo. Most people don't even look at homeless people, let alone take time off the phone while obviously in a hurry to hear them out and shout insults.

 

[Timsup2nothin]

The video seems kind of fake imo. Most people don't even look at homeless people, let alone take time off the phone while obviously in a hurry to hear them out and shout insults.

They don't look at them, but they do usually look through them. It keeps them in view so they can be monitored for threats, without actually making contact. So an unlikely action, such as pulling money out of his own pocket, would tend to snap them into focus.

 

[SS-18 ICBM]

Is it a raw, unedited video?

 

[El_Machinae]

And you would prefer them to send...who exactly?

Not someone chosen based on their looks. It's manipulation

 

[thecrazyscot]

Are these hot women good at their jobs? Do their looks help them do their jobs better?

Sales is all about manipulation, in a dizzying array of forms.

 

[El_Machinae]

Right, and sometimes the manipulation is overt and intentional.

My preference is to make rational purchasing decisions. Trying to manipulate me pisses me off.

 

[thecrazyscot]

Right, and sometimes the manipulation is overt and intentional.

My preference is to make rational purchasing decisions. Trying to manipulate me pisses me off.

The manipulation is always intentional. Some is more obvious than others, though. The less obvious it is, the more effective in many cases.

Every advertisement is an attempt at manipulation, so you must be pissed off all the time