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jmondine

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13. The very culture of the rich is based on a lie.

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Tue Jan 26, 2016, 03:51 PM

Jan 2016

The lie is that a person's wealth increases their inherent human value. The lie in turn is driven by a basic fear of one's own common humanity.

The most frightening thing you can say to a typical person of wealth is, "You are a common, ordinary human being. Everyone can see this, and there's nothing you can do to hide it."

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Rich people just care less [View all] ashling Jan 2016 OP

KnR nt Mnemosyne Jan 2016 #1

Human nature takes effort to transcend. Gregorian Jan 2016 #2

And the sun comes up every day. valerief Jan 2016 #3

"Lack of Empathy" Donkees Jan 2016 #6

It's relative and statistical. Igel Jan 2016 #10

Odd coming across this post because I was thinking along similiar lines snagglepuss Jan 2016 #4

This is all true. Jamie Dimond got a 35% raise. how is that for lack of empathy roguevalley Jan 2016 #5

Many couldn't care less. nt mhatrw Jan 2016 #7

I expect this is true of other social animals as well. surrealAmerican Jan 2016 #8

Really... yuiyoshida Jan 2016 #9

"Age of entitlement--how wealth breeds narcissism" Donkees Jan 2016 #11

"Money on the Mind" Donkees Jan 2016 #12

The very culture of the rich is based on a lie. jmondine Jan 2016 #13