Re:Why Are Rich People So Mean?
by qasimzafar on Friday October 04, 2019 @10:30AM
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Humans are also wired to be less forgiving to those who are going through struggles that they themselves have crossed - this could be the reason behind the rich person deriding someone in need for being poor and not working hard enough
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Where's the pride in one's own accomplishments when that one person is begging for handouts?
A wealthy person will feel uncomfortable empathizing with a poor person, because the process chips away at the wealthy person's sense of security.