"____ people are just people" is one of those thought-terminating things in this situation. It is true, but the degree to which it is useful depends highly on c

"____ people are just people" is one of those thought-terminating things in this situation. It is true, but the degree to which it is useful depends highly on context. Truly powerfully wealthy people are a small group, globally. They are just people in the sense that they eat and shit and love their moms like everyone else, yes. But in their ability to shape the world around them they have much more capacity than almost everyone else. That is the topic here, and in that sense they are not "just normal people."