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If You Were Rich, You’d Be a Jerk Too Angelina Chapin Contributors Editor, Huffington Post
There is no doubt that being rich changes how someone acts. For example, psychologists have found the class of people who travel on private jets have less empathy than those who take the bus. Multiple studies show the wealthy are more oblivious to people’s emotions, likely because money makes them self-sufficient. But having goals and ambitions can make anyone less tolerant of other humans.
In their daily lives, most people who earn a steady paycheque and have busy schedules think mostly of themselves. They avoid eye contact with homeless people, curse the barista in long coffee lines and get annoyed by how much space baby carriages take up on public transit. And although they may not live in gated mansions, most middle-class people live lives segregated from their neighbours, divorced from the idea of “community.”
Rather than acknowledge the reality of privilege, most people create narratives to justify their accomplishments. This phenomenon is particularly acute in rich people, who studies show are most likely to believe the idea that hard work begets success. They tend to blame individuals for economic failure (whereas lower classes blame unfair circumstances) and as a result, often vote for policies that exacerbate inequality.
But it’s not just the wealthy who chalk up their good fortune to long hours and good genes instead of lucky circumstances. Anyone born into a life of advantages creates stories to avoid uncomfortable truths. Gentrifiers tell themselves they are making a neighbourhood “more diverse,” instead of displacing low-income residents. White employers tell themselves applicants who don’t look like them are less “qualified” and men’s rights groups tell themselves feminists are trying to oppress dudes.
Belief in the idea that individuals earn their success leads the ultra-wealthy to be less generous. A study by social psychologist Paul Piff found that those who make $25,000 and under are 44 per cent more likely to give some of the money to a stranger than those making between $150,000 to $200,000.
A recent Chronicle of Philanthropy study found that those who earn between $50,000 and $75,000 give twice as much to charity than those who make more than $200,000 per year. In addition to feeling entitled to their money, rich people often prefer to spend hard-earned cash on their lavish lifestyles.
Anyone who has gone from being a student to an intern to a full-time employee knows on a smaller level what it’s like for luxuries to quickly become necessities. Once you can afford to buy lunch every day you no longer want to bring tupperwares full of leftovers to the office. Once you can afford to renovate one room, suddenly you notice a need for accent walls and heated floors all over your house. The truth is the more money someone makes, the more they want to spend it on bigger TVs rather than on other people.
There’s no doubt that rich people tend to act more selfishly, which can lead to corruption. But you do not have to be a billionaire to exhibit Gordon Gekko-like behaviour. When we criticize the wealthy we should also recognize that the same potential for extreme selfishness exists in all of us.
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Taiwan’s ailing TransAsia Airways shuts down due to financial woes
Carrier, which abruptly suspended flights on Tuesday, losing US$90,000 a day after being hit by fall in mainland Chinese visitors to Taiwan
Taiwan’s troubled airliner TransAsia Airway on Tuesday announced that it is dissolving itself due to mounting financial difficulties.
Speaking at a hastily called press conference, the company’s chairman Vincent Lin said the regional carrier was losing NT$10 million (about US$90,000) daily, or NT$200 million to NT$300 million monthly.
“Why dissolve now? The company is not yet bankrupt, it still has more assets than debts. So the company does not want to wait until it’s bankrupt,” Lin said.
Doing so now was in the best interests of its employees, customers and creditors, he said, adding that shareholders would meet in mid-January to approve the decision of the board of directors.
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A flight attendant is someone who staffs a plane to ensure that passengers are safe and comfortable. The vast majority of flight attendants work for commercial airlines, although private air transport companies also keep small staffs of flight attendants available. You may also hear a flight attendant referred to as a member of the cabin crew, reflecting the idea that he or she is part of the crew which ensures that the plane reaches its destination safely and with a minimum of disruption.
In the early days of flying, flight attendants were known as stewards or stewardesses, in a holdover from the days of traveling by ship. Flight attendants performed many of the same tasks as the ship's steward, such as attending to passenger needs and keeping an eye out for safety. Over time, however, people began to express a desire for a gender-neutral term, and “flight attendant” began to be used instead. In early 21st century, “cabin crew” became more popular, emphasizing the flight attendant's role as a member of the airline team, rather than someone who only takes care of passengers.
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