Easily the least compassionate people I’ve ever met are those who’ve broken out of bad circumstances by individual effort. The depth of their contempt and hatred towards those still stuck in prisons they’ve broken out of is astounding. Exit guilt or something.
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Poverty is a grinding thing, it tries to pull you back in many different forms. I don't think it's simply hatred/contempt, it's much deeper, it's pain, anger, a fight to stay above and a scarring of the past.
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Yes, all that. I have zero direct experience of it, but a largish sample set. I’d say about 20% have turned “evil” turning into the warders of the prisons they escaped.
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Are they genuinely the least compassionate or is it more that you find their lack of compassion incongruous?
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I agree and this train of thought comes up for myself frequently. Why do you think this is?
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I’m always suspicious that they overcame via self hatred
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Followed very closely by privileged geeky techies who never had many friends but got really, really rich.
Their contempt for non techies who can't make a buck is truly staggering.
"Learn to code, loser!"
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In my experience it's those who broke out with the help of others, then pride results in fooling themselves into thinking they did it alone. Then they're are as you said super judgmental of those who are still where they've been. Staying humble/acknowledging help is crucial.
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This is so true. And I've never understood how people can dismiss somebody's personal demons like that








