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I think most rich people know, deep down, that their riches are purely a social phenomenon.
by HPsquared 2y ago
I think most rich people know, deep down, that their riches are purely a social phenomenon.
- bediger4000 2y agoMaybe the first generation wealthy, like William Gates Jr, but it looks like the inheritors of amazing wealth don't know that. They appear to think they just deserve it, based on some magical criteria.
- HPsquared 2y agoThey know that any usage of their money and assets requires a counterparty.
- bitmasher9 2y agoHow many monarchs fully believed in the Divine Right of Kings, that their rule comes from divine authority.
- chomskyole 2y agoNone. Just to state the obvious. If you are in for the fight, you do know the rules, so you know that there is no divine authority coming for your support.
- candiddevmike 2y agoI wonder if that is due to how they were raised. Maybe that's how their minds cope with that situation.
- chomskyole 2y agoMagical criteria and private schools. That's where this thinking is honed....
- chomskyole 2y agoI think this knowledge is at the base of their identity. That's why they push the narrative that their success is driven by personal merit. Having spent weekends with some of the rich, they are pretty aware of what is happening in a way that the rest / the poor are not.