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>I though it'd be interesting to talk about what the science says There was a tiny bit of science in there and a whole lot of hyperbole. He didn't say how man

>I though it'd be interesting to talk about what the science says There was a tiny bit of science in there and a whole lot of hyperbole. He didn't say how many wealthy people he studied for lack of empathy, how many did show empathy, or how many poor people he studied for to compare to. Also, his assertion that rich people give less to charity than poor people is provably false. It's a mix of hyperbole, blatantly wrong information, and politically influenced generalizations - all masquerading as science. The point of my comment was that he mislabeled his video for the purpose of trying to cloak his political views in a shroud of legitimacy and impartiality. Had he called it "Rich people hate you" it would have been more closely related to his message, but people would see it for what it is: his opinion.

toomuchtodo 12y ago
Here's some more science then. http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/episode/2013/10/16/are-the-rich-less-feeling-research-suggests-wealth-reduces-compassion/ http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/episode/2013/10/16/are-the-rich... http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-wealth-reduces-compassion/ http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-wealth-reduces... http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/05/rich-people-just-care-less/ http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/05/rich-people-...
SwellJoe 12y ago
The video has links to the research groups who made the video; both links have lists of peer-reviewed publications related to this topic (and others), many of which are downloadable. http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~keltner/publications.htm http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~keltner/publications.htm http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/resources/studies http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/resources/studies