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What doesn't impress you?

For me, money doesn't impress me. Some of the most wretched humans on earth were wealthy and still are.

Redcupcoffee 7 Mar 1
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Brand names—especially high end.

@Shelton Or carrying on your arm. I've worked with women who were having trouble paying the bills, but damn sure had the LV, Gucci, D&B and MK handbags. Ugh...

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People who can get fall down drunk on only beer or wine. lol

@WizardBill My tolerance for alcohol is incredibly high, but I don't doubt it's strong.

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"Tough guy" attitude...(cue REO Speedwagon). A person that in unkind to waitstaff. A person that is shortsighted. Fancy Clothes. Nice car. Indifference to the suffering of others. Guys that have "mantrums" instead of fighting fair. Lack of empathy for people.Trump supporters. Bullies. NRA people that won't budge. People that take them self too serious.

I'd give you an extra like if I could for using an REO Speedwagon reference.

Oh yes - people who are unkind and rude to waitstaff and shop assistants. That one's an immediate date/friendship ender!

VERY well said. Agree with all of that.

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I'm not impressed by your(global) Escalade having, Walmart shopping, Coach purse fetishing, McModular living with wasted foyer space sanctimonious nincompoop-itude. /i know someone like this and they're super annoying

I never shop at Walmart, my kids likewise. Two of my kids worked for Hayneedle Shops, and they were bought out by you guessed it.

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Yeah greed in general

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Money, greed, self-righteousness, arrogance. Most of the things that seem to be intrinsically tied to organized religion.

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Arrogance and people who are comfortable with causing a scene in public places 😀

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I'm with you on money..ignorance, bigotry, neoliberals and any form conservatives.

I'm with you both!

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Indifference and apathy. It seems more and more like it's cool not to care. People toss around 'triggered' as an insult as if caring about something is bad.

I'd rather care too much than not at all. Apathetic people bore me.

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Money does not impress me either, especially if it was inherited wealth. Just wondering if as you were formulating your post you had in mind a particular wretched human on earth. 🙂

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Brand names. I love thrift stores. Rude people. How hard is it to be nice and mannerly?

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Dollars do not impress me.

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Those who feel they are entitled

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"Some of the most wretched humans on earth were wealthy and still are." Were you thinking of tRUMP? Actually, I've known some wealthy people who were very decent and altruistic human beings, but most equate money with power and power becomes subjugation.

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Looks. I mean this to a certain extent. I love attractive women that are attractive to me, but what I really mean is that really good looks don't impress me when the person is conceited or has no personality or is horrible to other people. Same goes for money. I guess what I'm saying is I'm not impressed in anything as much as I am impressed by personality and character. Shiny things are nice to look at and have sex with though lol

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A fancy car. It's not a sign of success, necessarily, as anyone can get financing, but I'm really interested only in a reliable vehicle, reasonably comfortable, that gets me to my destination. I don't care about about the prestige of car ownership.

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You mean that a person's intrinsic value as a human being has nothing to do with the size of her or his bank account? Communists!

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Power and status

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Someone who brags about what they have and what they've done. After reading a different post, old guys who claim they can do it a couple times a day. Ick. No one cares. At the very least, I don't.

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I agree with you @Redcupcoffee and stars or greed.

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Yea chalk another one up to wealth, though I'd have to add that it would be how they came about such wealth. People who earned their wealth with smart, keen business skills while remaining a reasonable human being can still be impressive.

Fake intellectualism is probably my number one, I can see it from a continent away. Being honest and humble enough to know when you are ignorant about something goes a long way for respect. Don't try to come off as smart unless you have real evidence and intellect to back it up. Fake intellectuals just annoy the crap out of me, and it's distressing when I see some of them gain some mainstream popularity.

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I guess being an atheist, it would have to be people that claim to be "righteous" evangelicals. These people are usually self-righteous, cruel, unempathetic, and arrogant. However, I have learned through life experiences that I need to judge all people based on their behaviors, not their labels. Some bad examples would be the Westboro Baptist Church, Pat Robertson, and Ken Ham, but there are many examples of churches or members doing some very good and charitable work. Even wealthy people can fool you. Some of the single largest charity donors in history are people like Bill Gates and Warren Buffet. I do concede that many wealthy people I have met are arrogant, self-centered, and jerks, or at least living in a different privileged reality, but not all of them. The same thing applies to other demographics. I grew up in a family where non-Caucasians, Jews, and gays were certainly looked down on. I was fortunate to have a career that exposed me to all types of people, that taught me to see people by their actions and not their labels. Today I am a strong advocate for minority civil rights no matter what the label. There are exceptions of course like white supremacists or KKK groups which are founded on hate, but as a general rule I try not to let a label bias me up front. Even religious people (lol).

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"I'm a christian (or any other religious denomination)." Okay millions of people are christians you're not that special. It doesn't tell all that much about you, because christians are a massive spectrum in beliefs because they pick and choose what to follow based on what they personally find most appealing.

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Yeah, I'm agree with you. Money is not everything and not providing peace.

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Those that constantly remind others how high their IQ is.

Their wisdom rarely matches their perceived knowledge.

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