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The Rich Are Different: More Money, Less Empathy
http://healthland.time.com/2010/11/2...-less-empathy/
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They don't need empathy normally - they can buy some when the need arises.
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Empathy, by definition, is impossible if one cannot identify with the individual or individuals one is supposed to be empathetic toward.
The majority of the super-rich, particularly the ones born into it (the likes of Paris Hilton, for example), cannot identify with the poor or the middle-class because they themselves have not shared the same experiences. That doesn't make them bad people, it just means they lack understanding. I don't know what it's like to be a celebrity and be harassed by paparazzi. That doesn't make me an asshole, it just means I lack the experience.
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You know, you may be on to something. As it turns out, sociopaths are far more common than once thought. Being a sociopath would also better-equip someone to be successful in our society, making the rich more likely to be sociopaths than the poor.
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Intelligent sociopaths definitely have a leg-up on everyone else.
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Actually, yes. Money buys friends. Well-kept friends can feign empathy surprisingly and remarkably convincingly.
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I agree, but they have help. Reality TV helps a lot.
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