A frequent thought experiment I often carry out goes along the lines of, "How would, in this case, members of the Walton family perceive people in specific levels of socio-economic classes differently if they weren't billion$ wealthy? If they were moderately wealthy? If they were poor? In each case how would they define "riff-raff"?
If a person's social "Operating System" relied primarily on reciprocity (IF I do this, THEN what will I get back?) then the amount of personal wealth will dictate how they treat others. If the OS relied on a holistic perception of humanity ("Inherently, I'm no better or worse than others") then their attitude of others will not change.
If I were that wealthy, I don't want ANYbody around me to know about it. I'd be pretty much as I am now, while more people needing scholarships to university would get them, public schools would be receiving anonymously donated science equipment, and those few politicians that genuinely care about their working-class&lower constituents would receive generous campaign $.
I'd also live in a moderately-sized motorhome RV with no fixed address.
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