Some people just don’t have the life experiences that lead to understanding how other people’s stressful financial situations impact their lives. When someone doesn’t know what having nothing really means, it is difficult for them to have empathy.
It may not be an insurmountable barrier, but it is a massive one to overcome.
All you say is correct but I’m not sure to understand the link with the op question, which was what can poor people can do better than rich ones? Just in case, it’s a real question: I think I can read English quiet well but I may have missed something here.
Having wealth reduces the ability to empathize with people who are poor, and empathy is a necessity to care and do something about other people’s challenges/suffering. Being poor at some point in one’s life increases the chances of caring about other people who are struggling compared to someone who was born into wealth and never really struggled to survive.
Overcoming real challenges increases the likelihood of being a better person, but isn’t a guarantee.
I don’t think money, or the lack of, defines anyone’s ability to do (or to be) better as a person.
lack of, yes i agree.
but an excess of wealth is inherently immoral, therefore making them worse as a person.
Some people just don’t have the life experiences that lead to understanding how other people’s stressful financial situations impact their lives. When someone doesn’t know what having nothing really means, it is difficult for them to have empathy.
It may not be an insurmountable barrier, but it is a massive one to overcome.
All you say is correct but I’m not sure to understand the link with the op question, which was what can poor people can do better than rich ones? Just in case, it’s a real question: I think I can read English quiet well but I may have missed something here.
Having wealth reduces the ability to empathize with people who are poor, and empathy is a necessity to care and do something about other people’s challenges/suffering. Being poor at some point in one’s life increases the chances of caring about other people who are struggling compared to someone who was born into wealth and never really struggled to survive.
Overcoming real challenges increases the likelihood of being a better person, but isn’t a guarantee.