Considering the way there are people completely out of touch with reality (Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos come to mind, among many others), is it possible that maybe all that greediness made them lose their humanity? Probably not literally but I guess moreso in a metaphorical way.
I’ve spent a lot of time around the wealthy. The vast majority are living in a highly distorted reality. I think it comes from the fact that they are surrounded by yes men and sycophants. They never get told no, no matter how shitty they behave or how stupid their ideas are .
Thank you for sharing that perspective with us.
In addition to that, I have noticed that wealthy people have difficulties participating in normal social relationships. Not that they are all psychopaths or anything, but just that the difference in what is possible to do will be a hindrance to forming equal social bonds. I’d like to think that I would still be cool even if I someday got rich, but I’m beginning to wonder if it’s even possible. Extreme differences are obvious. A billionaire won’t spend his day hanging out in a trailer park and the poor can’t afford to go jet skiing everyday, so they’re financially segregated. My observation is that this also happens in much less extreme differences. Even small differences from a promotion or from having a higher paid educational level can cause a large rift between two ordinary people. Now I’m not suggesting that we should have communism or anything, but just to explain why rich people get out of touch with reality in a way that isn’t just lizard talk or psychological diagnostics. It can happen to anyone who gets money.