May be an incident where they could not understand how much things they take for granted cost to the normies, a flagrant disregard for morals or ethics, a blatant show of arrogance or disconnectedness, or anything yould like to share.

  • Clent@lemmy.world
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    I argue this isn’t an observation on one’s monetary wealth but rather their self worth.

    The topic of the post isn’t about how to act rich but rather how the rich act in ways that differ from those without that status. Anyone can have a high self worth.

    Claiming that people who are poor earn it by having lesser self worth is a way to blame the poor for being poor.

    It is a dangerous line of reasoning that I felt worth pointing out.

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      I hear what you are saying but I don’t think their intention is to blame poor people for being poor.

      As someone who grew up in poverty and has managed to claw my way out (still lower middle class, but above the median household income for my state just barely with my partner) I can relate to the anecdote the post described.

      Going out to a restaurant when I was younger I would never have complained about anything. I’ve seen wealthier friends complain about too much butter on their toast…. Another anecdote, but I think there is some legitimacy to what the poster was trying to describe.

      Poverty is looked down upon and with it often times comes a sense of self loathing. Acknowledging this is not blaming the poors for their own plight in my opinion.

      But again I do see what you are pointing at.