Why do we like reading about financial scams so much?
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A reader asks: why do we like reading about financial scams so much? Archer replies: The novelist Gore Vidal once said that “Every time a friend succeeds I die a little.” It would be nice to think that this kind of thing only afflicts intellectuals and artists, but that would be wrong. Vidal differs from his fellow human beings only to the extent that he is willing to admit to the impulse.
Why do we like reading about financial scams so much?
Why do we like reading about financial scams…
Why do we like reading about financial scams so much?
A reader asks: why do we like reading about financial scams so much? Archer replies: The novelist Gore Vidal once said that “Every time a friend succeeds I die a little.” It would be nice to think that this kind of thing only afflicts intellectuals and artists, but that would be wrong. Vidal differs from his fellow human beings only to the extent that he is willing to admit to the impulse.