@elaterite @ai6yr

Is it a disease, or an effect? Do we perhaps play with fire every time we elevate someone by repeatedly showering them with winnings?

#PaulPiff could find no one completely immune to the trappings of success, they all get bolder, arrogant, self-righteous and egotistical. All of them, even when knowing the game is rigged, absurdly weighted in their favour.

Our Consumer Greed catapulted tech bros into fantastic wealth. Guess what happened next.

@peltast @breadandcircuses

Tutkimuskin todistaa, #kokoomus ei voi tuntea empatiaa vähäosaisia kohtaan.

".. as people climb the social ladder, their compassionate feelings towards other people decline."

".. less affluent individuals are more likely to report feeling compassion towards others on a regular basis."

Näin Berkeleyn psykologit #PaulPiff ja #DacherKeltner 

#politiikka #tulonjako #pääoma #ahneus #empatia #vähäosaiset #vasemmisto #verotus

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-wealth-reduces-compassion/

How Wealth Reduces Compassion

As riches grow, empathy for others seems to decline

Scientific American