Studies Suggest the Rich Are Different — And Not in a Good Way
Submitted on August 11, 2011
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - Common Dreams
Psychologist and social scientist Dacher Keltner says the rich really are different, and not in a good way: their life experience makes them less empathetic, less altruistic, and generally more selfish...“We have now done 12 separate studies measuring empathy in every way imaginable, social behavior in every way, and some work on compassion and it’s the same story...Lower class people just show more empathy, more pro social behavior, more compassion, no matter how you look at it.”
