Do you hate all rich people?

[bhikkhu]

64. Wealth naturally decreases interdependence

When you are poor, you rely pretty heavily on other people, and you tend to naturally give and receive. When you don't depend on other people so much, the whole equation is different, and looking at it as a percentage of income doesn't say much about an actual mental state.

Just saying from experience, I've known many wealthy people over the years (in spite of being generally lower income myself), and I don't think any of them were assholes or pieces of shit. Very often, wealth comes from connections, and connections arise from being personable and helpful. In another way, financial security can begin with social skills; people succeed when other people want them to succeed. Making friends, being likeable, being someone who can be trusted and relied on, etc. Being along in years myself, I've watched it over and over again, though its not a trick I ever managed myself - I was always the guy off in the corner with a book, wondering what it would be like to always know the right thing to say, or how to talk to people.