Studies show wealth can reduce emotional responses to others’ suffering, making compassion feel less urgent.
Rich individuals may focus more on personal gain, overlooking community well-being and shared responsibility.
Wealthy people often credit success solely to hard work, ignoring others’ systemic challenges and privileges.
Psychology reveals wealth sometimes breeds impatience, making people less likely to truly listen or empathize.
They may dismiss others’ hardships as laziness or bad choices, missing the real societal barriers.
Growing wealth can reduce emotional openness, creating emotional distance from less privileged groups and individuals.
Wealth can shrink diversity in friendships, limiting exposure to different life experiences and perspectives.
Research shows wealthy people might develop stronger biases, reinforcing negative assumptions about poorer individuals.