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There have been some studies done on this (for example [0] and [1]) and it does seem that wealthy people are less compassionate. Anecdotally my experience alig
by alisonatwork 6y ago
There have been some studies done on this (for example [0] and [1]) and it does seem that wealthy people are less compassionate.
Anecdotally my experience aligns with the findings in the studies - my richer friends seem far less likely to tip well or give money to a panhandler than my poorer friends who tend to be more inclined to share the wealth, when they have it.
[0] https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-wealth-reduces-compassion/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-wealth-reduce...
[1] https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01973533.2018.1463225?journalCode=hbas20& https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01973533.2018.14...