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[–]Vulptex[S] 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

In my experience it's always the opposite. Those with lower status at least understand the struggle and shape good character. Those at the top are selfish and unrestrained, as much as they put up an act of being good people.

[–]DirewolfGhost 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

In humans the rich see those far below as of another class of animal. In chimps that would be equivalent to being of another tribe, which they will tear limb from limb and eat them if they find them alone. Mammalian dynamics only work up to a certain scale before breaking down.

[–]Vulptex[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

In chimps that would be equivalent to being of another tribe, which they will tear limb from limb and eat them if they find them alone

Humans would do that too and often do. Civilized nations are just usually smart enough to avoid that kind of conflict. And people at the top like Bill Gates and Kim Jong Un do it all the time. Even their loyalty to their own group members is still mostly for their own benefit, not out of any true compassion.