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Does anyone have a two sentence summary? I am not a subscriber so I'm blocked from reading the story, and clicking the "web" link doesn't help.
by bachmeier 10y ago
Does anyone have a two sentence summary? I am not a subscriber so I'm blocked from reading the story, and clicking the "web" link doesn't help.
- rosstex 10y agoI was having this problem, but it turns out my ad blocker (uBlock Origin) had the "Anti-Adblock Killer | Reek" filter disabled. Turning that on fixed the problem! tldr; studies show that when presented with images of money, people were less likely to pick up pens or donate to a hypothetical charity.
- tajen 10y agoThe article provides ~12 examples of how rich people are less generous. It proxies "rich people" with parameters such as nicer neighbourhoods. It shows that proximity to the victims creates more empathy (e.g. 9\11 victims vs Tsunami victims, or experience being a waiter, etc) and gives it as a reason for the rich people being less empathetic towards poor.