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post 10000186936 05-26-2026, 06:09 PM
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Do you lose respect for successful people if they’re not muscular?

I was watching a commercial about a guy who started a nut company and is apparently wealthy, but his arms were skinny and he looked like he had never seen the inside of a gym. I immediately lost respect for him because of that.

Do you react this way when you see non-jacked people who are otherwise successful in life?
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I don’t have respect for people who are considered “successful” regardless of their body type.


In this society, in order to be “successful”, you have to exploit everyone who isn’t you. Your employees, your customers, your family. Most importantly, you have to value money more than humans. There has to be some desire driving the shitty behavior.

The more “successful”, the less respect I have for them.
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post 10000186959 05-26-2026, 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted By Ironmanlet⏩
I don’t have respect for people who are considered “successful” regardless of their body type.


In this society, in order to be “successful”, you have to exploit everyone who isn’t you. Your employees, your customers, your family. Most importantly, you have to value money more than humans. There has to be some desire driving the shitty behavior.

The more “successful”, the less respect I have for them.
Regardless of whether they’re successful or not, does it seem weird when you meet someone who looks like they never lifted?
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post 10000186963 05-26-2026, 06:29 PM
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Depends on what kind of success they have. But in general yes, I have a hard time respecting people who are not making conscious decisions to improve their health. They don’t have to be muscular, but definitely lean and not skinny.
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post 10000186973 05-26-2026, 06:34 PM
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No, but never do business with fat people. Their fatness is a direct reflection of greed. That greed is a best indicator to know they will snake you to benefit themselves. (Super Duper Ded fkn Srs)
post 10000186975 05-26-2026, 06:35 PM
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Yes

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post 10000186980 05-26-2026, 06:38 PM
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no and u are a megatard if u do
post 10000186982 05-26-2026, 06:41 PM
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I don't care about other men's bodies, even less about whether their financial status means they should have muscles or not
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post 10000186987 05-26-2026, 06:44 PM
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Your taking bodybuilding too serious

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No, only if they are fat.

Fat = sign of laziness, overeating, weak minded


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Originally Posted By Ironmanlet⏩
I don’t have respect for people who are considered “successful” regardless of their body type.


In this society, in order to be “successful”, you have to exploit everyone who isn’t you. Your employees, your customers, your family. Most importantly, you have to value money more than humans. There has to be some desire driving the shitty behavior.

The more “successful”, the less respect I have for them.
I will step over whoever is necessary to reach my goals. Zero loyalty to companies or people. Money feeds my family, not feelings.
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Only if they're obese. Chunky is fine, but I'm judging hard if yopr obese and probably keeping mental notes on what/when you eat. I'm always surprised how many oalories people have to eat to maintain their whale selves.
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Originally Posted By Ironmanlet⏩
I don’t have respect for people who are considered “successful” regardless of their body type.


In this society, in order to be “successful”, you have to exploit everyone who isn’t you. Your employees, your customers, your family. Most importantly, you have to value money more than humans. There has to be some desire driving the shitty behavior.

The more “successful”, the less respect I have for them.
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post 10000187060 05-26-2026, 08:19 PM
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Originally Posted By leoaa777⏩
I will step over whoever is necessary to reach my goals. Zero loyalty to companies or people. Money feeds my family, not feelings.
Look at this theatrical bullshit.


Brainwashed NPC


Exploitable as fuck.
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post 10000187098 05-26-2026, 09:04 PM
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Originally Posted By AceCorona⏩
Regardless of whether they’re successful or not, does it seem weird when you meet someone who looks like they never lifted?
I'm posting in a thread started by one of those people so I suppose not
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Not being muscular won’t cause me to lose respect for them. But if the are muscular, it will prevent me from losing respect for them.
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Originally Posted By Lefticle⏩
Not being muscular won’t cause me to lose respect for them. But if the are muscular, it will prevent me from losing respect for them.
Why? lol
There are plenty of jacked people that are absolute pieces of chit. In fact, I’d say most people that are juicing are retards I want nothing to do with.
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Originally Posted By ShakeBrah⏩
Why? lol
There are plenty of jacked people that are absolute pieces of chit. In fact, I’d say most people that are juicing are retards I want nothing to do with.
This even tho i'm walking around like popeye I don't judge the non-lifters 97% of people don't lift and that's their decision who gives AF

It's like judging people for not fishing (which is far more common than lifting) or some other very specific shit

just because ur obsessed with something doesn't mean everyone else has to be too. More autism from our favourite autist, ace corona

Originally Posted By LargePeter⏩
I'm posting in a thread started by one of those people so I suppose not
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Nah. I think most muscular guys started out as twinks anyway so I look at successfull twinks and muscular twinks as they are which what they just are, just twinks.
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Not really, i will lose a bit of respect if theyre fat tho. Or at least i will judge their priorities in life.
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Only if they draw attention to it and think they're special because they're skin and bones, or if they're obviously a bit overweight but think they're in good shape.
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lol, go spend time with successful people.


You will find they have value beyond lifting PRs.
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Most people i see regularly in the gym seem like complete mouthbreathers and id be shocked if many of them earned 40K/year.

Anybody under 50 who is fat is automatically disrespected regardless of accomplishments
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Originally Posted By ShakeBrah⏩
Why? lol
There are plenty of jacked people that are absolute pieces of chit. In fact, I’d say most people that are juicing are retards I want nothing to do with.
At least they have some sort of work ethic, aren’t lazy pieces of chit, and I respect that aspect.
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Originally Posted By WendellX⏩
lol, go spend time with successful people.


You will find they have value beyond lifting PRs.
What are you saying about my PRs?
"One day I won't be able to lift any more. Not I won't want to lift. I mean physically unable. That day could be decades from now or it could be tomorrow. All I know is that's the day I'll wish I could lift more than ever. The day I'd give anything for one more workout, one more set, or one more cardio session. So go hard and enjoy every workout, every set, every rep. Because one day you will wake up and you will never get it back."
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Originally Posted By Ironmanlet⏩
In this society, in order to be “successful”, you have to exploit everyone who isn’t you. Your employees, your customers, your family. Most importantly, you have to value money more than humans. There has to be some desire driving the shitty behavior.

sFirst read this and was like "socialist" but the more I see it, no it's not. It really sucks how honesty isn't rewarded very well. Some people are just crooks, but a lot blur the line in grey areas. Such as sales, you properly qualify the customer and try to match them to the product or service that meets their needs the best and try to get them the value, it may result in you having a good customer, so it might be good for the business in the long run, but people don't want that. Instead you are supposed to try to get all the money out of them you can by convincing them using manipulative techniques.

I've been an automotiove mechanic/tech for the better part of 28 years. I find the root cause and fix the vehicle. One repair for one problem usually. Because of this, I don't work on customer pay vehicles. I work on one's the company has to fix under warranty or internal. I'm paid at a higher rate, but doesn't mean I couldn't make more money selling services. I know guys making a lot more than me even with less skills because they don't give a fuk, they want to make money, rape, pillage, plunder every repair. The best part, most people who don't know think they are much better techs than I am, and will say that I just have the paperwork and that's my position. I must not be able because if I could, that's what I would do, right?

Because of this I question everything, even well respected professions. Is your doctor really running these test, recommending these procedures, and these medicines because he/she knows that's the best treatment plan for you, or is that just going to pay him/her the most? We all know it's probably the insurance company but even then, the plan is motivated by money more than your health.
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Sounds like OP is ready to level up his life!

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Originally Posted By Lefticle⏩
At least they have some sort of work ethic, aren’t lazy pieces of chit, and I respect that aspect.
lol wut? People juicing have dogshit work ethic.
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