88 () posted 3 years ago by techthrowaway 3 years ago by techthrowaway +89 / -1 8 comments share 8 comments share save hide report block hide replies
Even on a personal level it's for exactly the same reason. Just swap "to bless my crops and give us a good harvest" with "more freedom and financial independence to do what I want."
In some ways, the modern reason is actually more evil.
It's like that one yearbook meme of the dude saying, "It's not enough that I should succeed-others should fail."
It's rather funny because of the truth of it.