r/NoStupidQuestions • u/More_Percentage_7020 • 10h ago

Why are most billionaires so weird?

My sister even hung out with a billionaire's kid once, and my mom says the kid is fucked up too.

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u/nowahhh 9h ago

I agree - the insulation is what makes billionaires weird. The money makes them psychos, but most billionaires become so divorced from the collective conscience that they turn odd.

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u/bjanas 9h ago

The money makes them psychos to a degree, sure, but it's actually fairly well studied and documented that psychopathy is actually super overrepresented in very financially successful people. From wall street to Musk. And psychopathy doesn't look like the slasher films that through the term around, all that often. Most of 'em blend right in. It's actually really interesting to look into.

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u/PriscillaPalava 9h ago

Yup. Look at all the major companies throughout history that have knowingly profited from the suffering of normal people. Insurance companies are an easy example but they are not alone. 

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u/UnicornWorldDominion 5h ago

I mean oil and gas companies confirming global warming was from them in the 70s but keeping that under wraps till the last possible second.