Why we give respect to Rich and no-respect to poor?

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Quote from: thejaytiesto on November 01, 2014, 02:28:06 PM

I don't know a single case of a person getting rich out of hard consistent-over-time work. All of them inherited, exploited the poor (Nike etc) or had viral success. Mark Zuckerberg becoming a billonaire in 2 years is NOT an example of hardwork/gains.

Even if you inherit wealth, if you are not capable you can lose it very quickly. So in that sense, people who build on inherited wealth have to be admired too.

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I was afk for a while have to read all those comments !! man

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The worst thing to think about is that you have to earn a place on this earth, it's not enough to be alive, you have to do something to be worth of existing otherwise you are useless and just wasting air. I understand the importance of contributing to the human progress, but they way our system is built, practically forcing everyone to do something they don't like just to survive is ridiculous. I could understand it centuries ago, but now...

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I don't know a single case of a person getting rich out of hard consistent-over-time work. All of them inherited, exploited the poor (Nike etc) or had viral success. Mark Zuckerberg becoming a billonaire in 2 years is NOT an example of hardwork/gains.

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If someone made tremendous amounts of money on his/her own, like the owner of Virgin or something like that, people can respect them because they put in their time and learning into generating their own income. Those who want money and have business on their minds say that it is important to make friends with everyone and have an open mind. It's true but it's also ridiculous because it is not just your friends who make you rich - people need to do their own work too.
Those who want to make friends with the rich just because they are rich, deserve the least respect. But those who have found a way to be rich on their own could be respected.

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It's false what you want to tell. I know some people which respect poor and they do charity to this. But, best reason that all of us give respect to Rich is that rich is powerful and we can have possibility (giving respect) to have favour in future. If you have two friends, you give respect to more popular, rich, ecc. because you can get some advantage from it. From the other friend, you can get only friendship, but I prefer this ultimate (real friendship).

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Not necessarily true. If the rich earns his gain through proper and legitimate means, we respect because of his hard work and wisdom that earns him the wealth. If the rich earns via illegal means through harm caused to others then he don't deserve any of the respect.

Likewise, if one is poor but is hardworking but because of limitation due to education but is humble, kind, caring and giving, then he deserves all the respect, same like what the rich deserves. If a person is poor due to his laziness, then why respect him?

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Quote from: Morecoin Freeman on October 30, 2014, 12:03:18 PM

Skills pay the bills. Wink

What if he got no skills but is the son of Bill Gates?

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I have a rational reason for this.

Money is a consensus on Value (blog post of context). Someone with money would suggest that society deems him valuable. It would make sense to show respect someone society has deemed valuable, especially before knowing the person further.

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Because rich can demand respect. If the poor demands respect they are laughed at.

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It's a matter of culture and how society influences your perception of the world, we are full of paradigms we don't even recognize if we don't think about them. A rich person is often seen as a realized one, someone who fullfilled his dreams and lived a useful life, while a poor man doesn't do anything for society, to merit a place in this world. It's really sad to think people really believe someone should earn his place on earth.

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Quote from: Mccoy818 on October 30, 2014, 05:28:58 AM

Quote from: fredthegambler on October 29, 2014, 09:51:35 PM

Because the rich has the money. There are many things money can buy, including respect.

Damn right it does.

From Atlas Shrugged :

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Money will not purchase happiness for the man who has no concept of what he wants; money will not give him a code of values, if he's evaded the knowledge of what to value, and it will not provide him with a purpose, if he's evaded the choice of what to seek. Money will not buy intelligence for the fool, or admiration for the coward, or respect for the incompetent.

If you don't know a person, then stereotype are important to value someone quickly without knowing him.
The rich being competent and courageous (entrepreneur) is the stereotype of the rich.

So in this sense, Money buys respect and admiration.
But it is impossible that such person can buy admiration and respect for people who knows him (his workers, family, friends, partners), stereotype being discarded quickly after initial valuation of the person.

The question of this thread is more about the stereotype : Why such stereotype for the rich exists at all ? Why such stereotype for the poor exists at all ?

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Quote from: fredthegambler on October 29, 2014, 09:51:35 PM

Because the rich has the money. There are many things money can buy, including respect.

Damn right it does.

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Because the rich has the money. There are many things money can buy, including respect.

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Quote from: TheLoser on October 27, 2014, 07:03:13 PM

Because the poor don't want respect. They just want a job, wife, kids, house, and 2 cars.

That's pretty stupid thing to say. Everyone wants to be treated with respect regardless income.

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Because the poor don't want respect. They just want a job, wife, kids, house, and 2 cars.

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MOney = respect and so as fear = respect but no money no respect.

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Because people is delusional.

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