>I have seen people without a pot to piss in, treat others -even complete strangers- with respect, love, caring, and patience, and folks with a lot of money, treat others most barbarously; especially when they consider those "others," to be folks that don't have the capability to hit back or stand up for themselves.
This is a thousands years old apparent dichotomy between rich evil people and good poor people.
But the reality is not like that. Rich can be good and poor can be evil. The same person can be good in some moments and evil in others.
Depicting the world in only two colors, black and white, paints a false image of the reality.
I know people hate complexity, but we shouldn't try to oversimplify things.
You could also say that power corrupts, money brings power therefore money corrupts.
You'd only really get an answer looking at trends and statistics. In my personal experience, people who have been through hardship develop empathy. They can become rich afterwards or stay poor, but most people tend to keep that empathy.
This is a thousands years old apparent dichotomy between rich evil people and good poor people.
But the reality is not like that. Rich can be good and poor can be evil. The same person can be good in some moments and evil in others.
Depicting the world in only two colors, black and white, paints a false image of the reality.
I know people hate complexity, but we shouldn't try to oversimplify things.