They do that because they measure the rich person's woes and find that they are considerably less than theirs, its basically that they don't appreciate the pers

They do that because they measure the rich person's woes and find that they are considerably less than theirs, its basically that they don't appreciate the person in the sedan chair complaining about the heat. A wealthy person is still a person, but when another looks at their burden and finds it lighter than their own, they often don't pity them because they perceive they can much more easily mobilize their own help (see: an article about a billionaire's emotional state vs European immigration crisis.) Basically, the "pitfall" of isolation by riches is a problem a large portion of humans would like to have.