A lot of people have the survivorship bias: “I could do it on my own, and so should you!” But they are forgetting all the chances and support they got. It is in their interest to make it harder for others coming after them, because that makes their “acomplishments” greater. And since they can inherit their wealth to their children, they can be “benevolent”, because their children might not do it on their own.
“Zero sum” thinking: “If others have it worse, I can have it better.”
“If people make wrong choices, they should be punished for them.”
Thinking like this is leading people to conservative attitudes.
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A lot of people have the survivorship bias: “I could do it on my own, and so should you!” But they are forgetting all the chances and support they got. It is in their interest to make it harder for others coming after them, because that makes their “acomplishments” greater. And since they can inherit their wealth to their children, they can be “benevolent”, because their children might not do it on their own.
“Zero sum” thinking: “If others have it worse, I can have it better.”
“If people make wrong choices, they should be punished for them.”
Thinking like this is leading people to conservative attitudes.