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In reply to the discussion: Do you hate all rich people? [View all]ForgoTheConsequence
(5,185 posts)53. I don't know about that.
Wealthy Selfies: How Being Rich Increases Narcissism
http://healthland.time.com/2013/08/20/wealthy-selfies-how-being-rich-increases-narcissism/
There are assholes all around but, however there seems to be a direct correlation between being wealthy and being a piece of shit.
Earlier this year, statistics on charitable giving revealed that while the wealthy donate about 1.3% of their income to charity, the poorest actually give more than twice as much as a proportion of their earnings 3.2%.
In five different experiments involving several hundred undergraduates and 100 adults recruited from online communities, the researchers found higher levels of both narcissism and entitlement among those of higher income and social class.
The wealthier participants were also more likely to agree with statements like I honestly feel Im just more deserving than other people and place themselves higher on a self-assessed class ladder that indicated increasing levels of income, education and job prestige.
http://healthland.time.com/2013/08/20/wealthy-selfies-how-being-rich-increases-narcissism/
There are assholes all around but, however there seems to be a direct correlation between being wealthy and being a piece of shit.
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Nope. But I do think class analysis can provide very useful practical insights
struggle4progress
Nov 2013
#15
You know, if I were extremely wealthy, I would "Get Off" on making the world a better place..
BlueJazz
Nov 2013
#25
Sure can. You are a donor too, so you can post polls just as easily as I can (nt)
Nye Bevan
Nov 2013
#76
of course, you may have read what i said wrong, i wasn't saying middle class attacks poor people
JI7
Nov 2013
#41
Because they are stupid like GOP supporters. HATING Alan Grayson because he has money? Really? n-t
Logical
Nov 2013
#50
That's kind of a doofus question. I DO abominate excessive wealth, the kind that buys governments.
WinkyDink
Nov 2013
#38
No not personally, but I do think that the ultra rich (think billionaries) need to be separated from
b.durruti
Nov 2013
#54
OMG YES. Everything you just said. Ditto, ditto and your last line especially - DITTO. nt
laundry_queen
Nov 2013
#72
"So many threads about hate"? I see only one other thread about hate on the front page of GD:
Nye Bevan
Nov 2013
#78
When a poster comprehensively beclowns himself in the first sentence of a post,
Nye Bevan
Nov 2013
#89
It was actually inspired by a recent post where the OP admitted to being bigoted against the rich.
Nye Bevan
Nov 2013
#73
I've actually been attacked on DU before for suggesting we shouldn't automatically hate all rich
stevenleser
Nov 2013
#86
To the 10 who voted yes: when you line me up against the wall, aim for the head...
brooklynite
Nov 2013
#99