Why Are Rich People So Mean?

Very good article. The bit about his cognitive dissonance in India really hit home for me. I have experienced the exact same thing where it really feels immoral/unethical to spend so much on one's selfish wants (eg. all sorts of consumerism, much of it totally unnecessary) when there are entire families who need that money to survive. Their suffering is entirely due to accident of birth and an environment which makes "upward mobility" quite difficult if not outright impossible.

What is the root cause of it all? Our current Economic System which is propped up by self-serving laws and Military might euphemistically explained as "maintaining order in the World". All of it lies designed to enrich and keep in power a select few to the detriment of the global population, particularly; the poor and the disenfranchised.

We need a complete rethink of our current Economic System, Progress and Civilization as a whole to bring back "Humanity" into the Human species.