Rich people are not like the rest of us
ARE the rich like the rest of us? Britt Peterson compiles the evidence:
[A] number of new studies suggest that, in certain key ways, people with that much money are not like the rest of us at all. As a mounting body of research is showing, wealth can actually change how we think and behave—and not for the better. Rich people have a harder time connecting with others, showing less empathy to the extent of dehumanizing those who are different from them. They are less charitable and generous. They are less likely to help someone in trouble. And they are more likely to defend an unfair status quo. If you think you’d behave differently in their place, meanwhile, you’re probably wrong: These aren’t just inherited traits, but developed ones. Money, in other words, changes who you are.
Or maybe that’s just how you get rich..?
Posted: 23rd, February 2012 | In: Money Comments (2) | TrackBack | Permalink
