Does Money Make You Mean ???

[jjkrkwood]

Thats the question posed in a New York Magazine article 7/9/12. Author Lisa miller suggests that having Money makes people at least "less human"...and implies there is often disconnect between people with money and Reality.... There are quizes regarding your perceived life status, gauging your empathy, handling of ethical dilemmas, and generosity.

 

Its an interesting read that gives a better insight into the minds of the entitled.......

 

What is your feeling on the affects of Money on a persons "humanity" ????

 

http://nymag.com/news/features/money-brain-2012-7/

[+ FreshFluff]

I need to read the article, but keep this in mind

 

http://articles.boston.com/2012-06-30/opinion/32470900_1_psychology-societies-experiments

[maxwellissmart]

Thats the question posed in a New York Magazine article 7/9/12. Author Lisa miller suggests that having Money makes people at least "less human"...and implies there is often disconnect between people with money and Reality.... There are quizes regarding your perceived life status, gauging your empathy, handling of ethical dilemmas, and generosity.

 

Its an interesting read that gives a better insight into the minds of the entitled.......

 

What is your feeling on the affects of Money on a persons "humanity" ????

 

http://nymag.com/news/features/money-brain-2012-7/

 

As with most events in life, some people will change for the better and some won't. I think money has a tendency in most people to bring feelings of less worry in some areas, while at the same time causing anxiety in others.

 

"I've got money—so the electric bill will be paid. That's good. But... what would happen if I lost that money? How can I make my money work for me? What do I say to my sister when she asks me to borrow money? Or the homeless guy? I worked for that money! That's mine, and it belongs to me!"

 

For myself, having money tends to bring about a sense of clarity about responsibility: this is what I need to do to maximize the effect that having this money brings. Some people don't look at it that way—money is simply meant to be spent, rather than to direct a particular course of action.

[jjkrkwood]

I need to read the article, but keep this in mind

 

http://articles.boston.com/2012-06-30/opinion/32470900_1_psychology-societies-experiments

 

True, but the comments in the article are based on results of outwardly manifested behavior as opposed to psychological hypothesis....

[Boner]

 

What is your feeling on the affects of Money on a persons "humanity" ????

 

If you were fucked-up before you had money, you'll be even more fucked-up after you get it.

 

Conversely, if you were balanced and had a healthy outlook on life and about people, then you chances improve greatly, but there are no assurances when it comes to money. Just look at all the rotten, bankrupt lottery winners

[jjkrkwood]

As with most events in life, some people will change for the better and some won't. I think money has a tendency in most people to bring feelings of less worry in some areas, while at the same time causing anxiety in others.

 

"I've got money—so the electric bill will be paid. That's good. But... what would happen if I lost that money? How can I make my money work for me? What do I say to my sister when she asks me to borrow money? Or the homeless guy? I worked for that money! That's mine, and it belongs to me!"

 

All good points, but the articles lends more to talking about people with the kind of money that would remove them from thinking about many of THOSE things. I took it to be about the rich and infamous who are clearly removed from the "Reality" most of us know.

[jankeedaddy]

The researcher that JJ cites, Paul Piff, admitted:

“Would I be less excited if we found that higher-status people were more generous?” he asks. “I’d probably be less excited, but that’s not what we found.”

 

So I ask

Is Warren Buffett Mean? (mean also means stingy)

America's ultra-rich are queuing to join in a grand gesture of generosity. Forty US billionaires have signed up to pledge at least half of their fortunes to charity under a philanthropic campaign kicked off by Warren Buffett and Bill Gates.

Buffett, the 79-year-old Nebraska stockpicker nicknamed the Sage of Omaha, who has a $47bn fortune, said the aim was to generate peer pressure encouraging billionaires to take an aggressive approach to philanthropy. "We're hoping America, which is already the most generous society on earth, becomes more generous over time," he said. Buffett intends to give his entire fortune of Berkshire Hathaway stock to charity.

[SteveEscort]

I think she's talking a load of bollocks to be honest.

 

The money I have, the lovely home I live in and the nice convertable car with private registration and the 4-5 foreign trips a year to see my best friend in Turkey are all bought from my money and my money alone that I earned. I am well aware, as an escort, that I have a high disposable income, sometimes a lot higher than some of the guys who hire me (however I have been known to see the odd millionaire LOL) but it's never made me mean. I am daddy to 4 wonderful cats and a dog who have wonderful life from the work I do. I don't use drugs, except poppers sometimes with clients, I don't smoke but my recycle box is full of wine bottles every month ::::hic::::

 

I've been poor before......... lived on cheese toasties and discovered that sex work gave me the lifestyle and income of a doctor or senior police officer but I never changed from the person who ate those toasties and went shopping for clothes on birthdays and christmas when I got cash in lieu of presents.

 

I don't give to charity, to speak of... I should I know. I make a monthly donation to the RSPCA (royal society for the protection of cruelty to animals) every month. I go to the cat and dog shelter every 3 months with old blankets and towels that can be used as bedding and leave them £50 on top of that when I am there.

 

I never flaunt the fact I can afford things. I live in a nice house in one of the most exclusive suburbs of Newcastle Upon Tyne, England where the average resident is a company director, doctor or surgeon but rather than change me, having a bit of money from sex work has afforded me a better living, one I pass onto my pets because apart from me they're the only ones worthy of benefiting from my money and lifestyle.

 

Having a better life than I could provide for me and my little family by doing sex work has never changed me, I am not greedy, I don't begrudge anyone anything, it's made me a better person. I earn 3 times what I could in a 9-5 job where I would be expected to take work home and work weekends. At least this way, the work I take home gives me a good f**king.

[jjkrkwood]

I am certain that the subjects of the study DONT think they ARE mean..... People often dont see or acknowledge their OWN fautls and flaws.

[maxwellissmart]

All good points, but the articles lends more to talking about people with the kind of money that would remove them from thinking about many of THOSE things. I took it to be about the rich and infamous who are clearly removed from the "Reality" most of us know.

 

I know people with loads of money and they are still concerned with the same things that the hoi polloi are.

[tyro]

Word nerd points to you, sir.

T

[maxwellissmart]

Word nerd points to you, sir.

T

 

Hey, I've read Armistead Maupin.

[Guest Connoisseur]

I don't give to charity, to speak of... I should I know. I make a monthly donation to the RSPCA (royal society for the protection of cruelty to animals) every month. I go to the cat and dog shelter every 3 months with old blankets and towels that can be used as bedding and leave them £50 on top of that when I am there.

 

I never flaunt the fact I can afford things. I live in a nice house in one of the most exclusive suburbs of Newcastle Upon Tyne, England where the average resident is a company director, doctor or surgeon but rather than change me, having a bit of money from sex work has afforded me a better living, one I pass onto my pets because apart from me they're the only ones worthy of benefiting from my money and lifestyle.

 

Having a better life than I could provide for me and my little family by doing sex work has never changed me, I am not greedy, I don't begrudge anyone anything, it's made me a better person. I earn 3 times what I could in a 9-5 job where I would be expected to take work home and work weekends. At least this way, the work I take home gives me a good f**king.

 

Hi Steve - first - I have enjoyed your participation on the site. I think your contributions to the RSPCA, both money and otherwise, is really admirable and it ranks up with other charities some may call more "traditional". I am a firm believer that those who make a good living should find ways to regular give to others (whether humans or animals). We will be judged, according to my beliefs, more for what we did to those less fortunate than for the material things we've enjoyed. So - feel good about the animals you help whether through the RSPCA or directly loving those that live in your nice home.

 

I respect people like Warren Buffett who have committed to give away vast portions (if not all) of their wealth to charities upon their death. More recently he even started early, not perhaps because he is an optimist but because there was some chatter that he should start sooner as charities have had a tough go as the economy got worse.

 

Out of curiosity, what percent of the income of the wealthiest in England (including interest, capital gains, etc) does a doctor, lawyer, bankster, etc) is taxed? Is there a website I can access from the US that would enlighten me? I ask because I have been of the belief this group pays too little in the US.

[SteveEscort]

Well the highest taxation in this country is 50%. Most Doctors are employees of the state but obviously do have other business interests etc. Wikipedia will tell you most of the legalities regarding taxation in the UK. Escorts can't avoid it either because unlike many other counties including the States, prostitution isn't illegal in the UK, so at can't really avoid it lolol