Comments like the one you responded to are very common. Here and on other forums, often upvoted to the top. People look at the rich and feel envy. In an attem

Comments like the one you responded to are very common. Here and on other forums, often upvoted to the top. People look at the rich and feel envy. In an attempt to displace that feeling, they tell themselves "I'm a good person, I don't prioritize money, I care about things that matter like community and art and the poor" and also "meanwhile those rich people are shallow and pathetic, all they care about is money". This strategy allows the thinker to hate the rich ostensibly for morally acceptable reasons. It also makes them feel better about their own lack of wealth. People who think this way are often middle class or above; the poor are able to envy the rich without all this psychodrama.