Quote from: TDoS on Feb 09, 2026, 04:20 PMQuote from: K-Dog on Feb 08, 2026, 03:17 PMAre the rich really the unfeeling boors they're made out to be? Studies suggest that the richer people are, the less compassion they show.
So you and I as well off gentlemen must be pretty low on the compassion scale?
If you think you are rich you are deluded. But to answer your question, it depends in part how much misery we have each seen. It is not a simple matter, and there will be great variations in the particular demographic slice you look at. Different temperament and experience.
The fact is the very rich see life differently than most people and not in a good way. I'll speak for myself, personal experience has taught me this.
Seriously, how many billionaires have you talked to. I have talked to three. People get rich enough they become, 'citizens of the world' and they see themselves as a superior class. I am more than entitled to my opinion. I have seen a few things.
And don't even try asking which three. RE knows of one, and that is all you need to know.
The very rich class begins at about 10 times what I think you think I have. Far more than what an average person can reasonably expect to save and earn or just plain have without exploiting other people in their life.