Asshole Credit

Who’s allowed to be an asshole?

Asshole credit is a simple system that allows for people to be assholes… Or not. When I had originally come up with this idea I used the words points instead of credit. Credit sounds better. Although, points sound more like a game. So both words can be interchangeable. But what the hell is this system of assholery?

Let’s face it, we’ve all come across assholes. I would think most people would have to deal with at least one asshole a week, a day or even every couple of hours. I would find myself thinking, “Wow, how can that person be such an asshole?” The assholes you know personally don’t beg the question of, “how they can such an asshole?” They just are an asshole. But sometimes, I would be stunned by a decent person’s asshole move.

Anytime a good person would do something an asshole would do, I would be very ambivalent about the situation. “But he/she is a good person!” I would, in the end, just let it slide. Unless that person kept acting like an asshole.

I understand no one is perfect. I also understand that every one of us has moments of being “not their best” and that is totally okay!

I started thinking about how I let some people slide for being an asshole. It occurred to me that they had a proven record of being a good person. Time and/or good acts has a lot to do with asshole credit.

So what is asshole credit?!

The more time a person has been decent and the more good acts they do, they build asshole credit. Based on how much asshole credit they have gained, they are allowed to pull an asshole move. When they do an asshole deed, it’s acknowledged, but not held against them for too long. Of course, there are exceptions and some deeds are pretty unforgivable. I haven’t been around too many people like that though.

How do I know how much asshole credit someone has? It’s all based on gut feeling. You know who is good and decent. You know who isn’t. You’ll feel what the situation warrants and how to go about that person.

What happens when someone has used up their asshole credit and continues? Again, you’ll know if someone has been an asshole enough to think it’s time to give that person less attention. It’s not about changing people, it’s about surrounding yourself with people who will make you happy. Having an asshole around won’t make you happy.

I came up with the asshole credit idea years ago. The funny thing is it doesn’t matter. It’s not an actual system that can be used. There’s no way to quantify any of this. What I enjoy about it is that it reminds me of the situation. Makes me reflect on people and myself. How have I been acting lately?

It can create an awareness of who you are and the people you surround yourself with. Awareness is one of the basic keys to life. Knowing what is around is half the battle. The other half is knowing what to do about it.

Accumulate as much asshole credit as you can. You can never have enough! Surround yourself with as many people with lots and lots of asshole credit. An abundance of asshole credit is always a good thing!

How much asshole credit do you have? Have you used any lately? Well, time to start gaining it back. Do something good today. Then tomorrow. Then the next… And don’t stop.