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The super-rich seem much more concerned about the lives of the poor than the poor for each other.
by eruditely 12y ago
The super-rich seem much more concerned about the lives of the poor than the poor for each other.
- sjtrny 12y agoFair enough, they're too busy being poor to care about anyne else.
- XJOKOLAT 12y agostanding ovation However, it's not actually that fair enough. Some of the most generous spirited people I know are "poor".
- eruditely 12y agoIt's really weird seeing people talk about 'poor' people when you have friends/family in third world countries. I also have friends in both tails of the distribution and my statement definitely holds. No this is decidedly NOT anti-poor on my part. I definitely have a bleeding heart it was just a casual remark.
- switchbak 12y agoAre you sure about that? I've seen exactly the opposite, that the richer you are (typically), the less empathy you express. Bill Gates being a notable counterexample. Below a certain threshold, poverty is very damaging on a person, but nonetheless, I've seen many instances of poor people sharing what little they have. This is all anecdotal of course, but there are studies showing an inverse correlation of wealth to empathy.
- eruditely 12y agoGo to a place where there is real poverty and it still holds(like india). White rich people tend to care a lot about every one. I am not white.