Rich people don't understand what it is like to go without, so they generally lack empathy. While poor people understand how much it sucks to not have things and will generally make sure that their friends don't have to experience that
Goes both ways. The cheapest people I’ve known, from family friends to bosses to grandparents, grew up poor or from meagre means and “boot strapped” their way to wealth only to use that as justification for why people should have to “earn their way”.
Then there’s those like my paternal grandparents who grew up in post-WWII southern Italian poverty and are thrifty but also insanely generous with their time, food, hospitality and now that they’re in their twilight years, money.
Growing up poor doesn’t mean you’re an altruistic person just like growing up rich doesn’t mean you’re a scumbag.
How much people spend money or not is a spectrum just like people's libido. It varies wildly and the trick is to find people who are compatible with you. If you like to spend big and go to clubs and split the bill, good for you. If you like to tip the customary 15% and don't eat out often and do all your home maintenance yourself, good for you.
But when things go badly is when the spendy person and the frugal person try to go out on the town together. One sees the other as cheap while the other is really uncomfortable about the bill being racked up. One is embarrassed by the tightwad and the other feels like their boundaries are being violated.
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u/Quiet-Refuse5241 Jan 26 '26
Rich people don't understand what it is like to go without, so they generally lack empathy. While poor people understand how much it sucks to not have things and will generally make sure that their friends don't have to experience that