05-24-2013, 12:43 PM
(05-22-2013, 03:54 PM)plenum Wrote: it shows up in kids from rich families having a strong tendency (mind you, a 'tendency') for developing an attitude of entitlement and things going their way, and a general tendency (very 'general') of those from lower income families feeling like life is a struggle, and life is inherently precarious and unsafe (attitudes towards money etc, scarcity).
these attitudes persist despite changing circumstances to the contary. Poor folks can stay with a 'hoarding attitude' even when they have broken the shackles of monetary limitation.
There might be more variations within a group than between these 2 groups (rich & poor kids) due to differences in personal distortions that arose out of unique sets of circumstances.
For example, wealthy person from a developing country (where socioeconomic disparity may be severe) may have very different experiences and perspectives/distortion around power compared to a wealthy person from a developed country (where socioeconomic disparity is mild to moderate except the US :p ). Number of generations family had resources or not had resources could influence person's perspective on power. The family's myth (which is a type of distortion) around wealth and power, etc. Coming from families w/ authoritarian or egalitarian values may influence how we understand power and economic resources - some may become rebellious to family influence, some may start a handwaving movement to preach virtue of own values, etc.
There is so much value in reviewing or reflecting on one's relationship to larger groups (family, society, social institutions, history etc) and becoming aware of where our own 'stuff' comes from... bc we are social beings and we are living in a social context of 3D, perhaps.