Interesting thought but I'd still attribute it more toward a disconnect with the "other side". OR, very high-disparity societies have such little social mobili

Interesting thought but I'd still attribute it more toward a disconnect with the "other side". OR, very high-disparity societies have such little social mobility that donations are seen as futile even if you'd be otherwise inclined. Regardless, generosity or the lack thereof, under the microscope, is just physics no matter what the explanation.