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How Money Makes People Act Less Human

By Patrick   Follow   Thu, 12 Jul 2012, 6:23pm   696 views   8 comments
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http://nymag.com/news/features/money-brain-2012-7/

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1. TMAC54 Follow Befriend (9) 70 threads 930 comments San Leandro, CA

   1   8:54pm Thu 12 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Money is just one of many tools used to intimidate. Even The creator, Phillip Zimbardo got caught up in the "POWER TRIP" of his own experiment.

2. jvolstad Follow Befriend (4) 988 threads 1,120 comments San Antonio, TX jvolstad's website

   2   9:48pm Thu 12 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   My conversation with my insurance company regarding a hip replacement operation due to extreme pain I was in. State Farm: Why do you need this operation? Me: I can barely walk because I am in so much pain SF: So how does that affect us? Me: My policy covers this operation SF: We think you should get the VA to do this procedure End of conversation. Request denied. State Farm knows that I am a Veteran and can get the care I need at no cost to me or them. Real nice.

3. wbblair3 Follow Befriend 2 threads 94 comments

   3   6:31am Fri 13 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (2)   Dislike   "more money makes people act less human" Incorrect. Money makes people reveal more of their innate human nature. We're apes with car keys, nothing more.

4. StoutFiles Follow Befriend (1) 24 threads 557 comments

   4   6:43am Fri 13 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   wbblair3 says "more money makes people act less human" Incorrect. Money makes people reveal more of their innate human nature. We're apes with car keys, nothing more. It's true. Human beings, like almost all animals, are naturally programmed to procreate, provide, and protect. Turns out money can solve all three of those problems if you have enough of it.

5. freak80 Follow Befriend (4) 52 threads 4,416 comments Corning, NY Premium

   5   6:47am Fri 13 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Mo Money Mo Problems.

6. Patrick Follow Befriend (54) 5,182 threads 6,155 comments 46 male Menlo Park, CA Premium

   6   9:35am Fri 13 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   StoutFiles says Human beings, like almost all animals, are naturally programmed to procreate, provide, and protect. I've heard those referred to as "The three F's": feeding, fighting, and... can't remember the last one. ;-)

7. freak80 Follow Befriend (4) 52 threads 4,416 comments Corning, NY Premium

   7   10:09am Fri 13 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   One cynical blogger referred to human beings as "psychotic hairless apes that can't handle reality."

8. Vicente Follow Befriend (8) 203 threads 4,403 comments Davis, CA

   8   10:39am Fri 13 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Fascinating article. Sort of a nurture vs nature perspective. Sometimes the rich are different than us, due to their nature. But partially, it's a case of money turning people into assholes. Reminds me of that experiment that showed how easy students could slide into being Nazis: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Third_Wave