I do wonder if it isn't necessarily that the 'generalized person' loses empathy as their place in our economic power structures change, but instead that they ar

I do wonder if it isn't necessarily that the 'generalized person' loses empathy as their place in our economic power structures change, but instead that they are more empathetic with the people in their current position in the power structure? It seems natural that a person might do so. I went on a quick search to see if such a thing as "Winner's guilt" exists, and while it does appear to be a thing to some extent, I found not studies on it in a larger context. It seems to me that relating to people that are like your current state would probably be a good defense against that, psychologically.