What I don't understand is that if Clint is going to be a mean, self centred, underhand individual why don't he just go away and do it? Why waste our time telling us about it? Does he want our approval or something?

Clint, some advice I don't think you are going to take is that you are heading towards loneliness and failure. You are confusing acquiring the means to buy pleasure with happiness. The only point to life is to help each other. I really do hope you wake up before it's too late.