I used to think all our problems came from economic inequalities. That people were hurting each other only because they were compelled to do so by the market. That if everyone had every material thing they needed, people would stop being assholes because there would be no reason to be one anymore.
Then I got involved in non-profits.
I've seen people who had absolutely no economic interest in a cause behave in the most horrible ways. I've seen people tearing each other apart for the most ludicrous reasons. I've seen people breaking the rules they edicted themselves just so they can keep their "president" title. I've seen people dismantling everything they had built and hurting everyone they had gathered in order to prevent anyone from replacing them. I've seen people *enraged* at the prospect of losing an election for a non-profit SELLING FUCKING CAKES to fund a camping trip. I've seen people treating everyone else like shit because they were "the boss".
