The idea that darkworking and lightworking are paths of equal value, and that they both lead to the same place, seems to me to be absolutely incorrect. I don't have any argumentation to offer, only very strong intuition.
My sense -- again, just intution here -- is that every time you decide that someone else's feelings don't affect you -- every time you decide that you are better than someone else, or more important, etc. -- you've cut off a connection to the world beyond your physical body; your soul has shrunk. You may take physical things from others, you may build your empire on the backs of the poor, or whatever; but as you do so, you become more alone and more isolated. This does not lead to peace and love; it leads to loneliness and alienation.
Steve has used the example of the Emperor in Star Wars as an advanced darkworker. But he, of course, is a fictional character. I suspect that in the real world, darkworkers don't have that kind of bright future to look forward to.
I'm not denying that darkworkers can amass a great deal of wealth, power, and so forth, and I'm sure many of them can have a great time doing it. For them, life is like a big computer game, and they're trying to get points. And in the end, the world is as two-dimensional and unreal as a computer game.
If you don't care about other people, if you don't love other people simply for who they are (instead of for how they can help you), then there's a huge source of joy that's completely cut off from you. How can that lead to fulfillment?
Side note: personally I don't think capitalism has anything to do with lightworking or darkworking. It simply allows people more freedom to make the trades and commerce they want to make, without government interference. Government interference tends to dampen economic prosperity because governments can't foresee and control every eventuality.
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