crazy. welcome to the I didn't plan so now I'm in a pinch help out and when I'm in a position to plan for my future I'll hedge bets and help you out instead and until the next time my failure to plan has me in a bind....

When reading the plot, it is important to note that the "status decile" refers to status within the Reddit community that they are talking about. Thus, the correct interpretation of their results is, "If you have given altruistically to the community before, and now you are down on your luck, you can ask in a time of need. Only when you are in that time of need will your request be honored." What this illustrates is that you will be "liked" if you demonstrate that you still need the rest of the community. A person of independence in that community would be FROWNED upon. I know I read an example in an AR book other than Atlas Shrugged that would be relevant here, but I can't remember which example it is. I want to say that it was from The Fountainehead, but I'm having a senior moment at age 47. The situation I am trying to remember probably included Ellsworth Toohey as "enforcer" that everyone must need the rest of the community. One obvious question is how relevant this Reddit community is to the outside world. I would say that it is a pretty decent model for the world of looters and moochers.

They could sell a book on this stuff. Some guy in a Riddler suit could market it.