Why do you hate rich people?

Question

Seems like everyone hates the rich but want to be rich themselves.

Answer 1

That's a generalization, you can't hate "rich people". It has to be more specific. What defines richness? I believe a person to be rich if they're happy and have a positive life, they're very rich....Hate is also a strong feeling, how can one have hatred towards another if they're rich-- whatever you're definition may be...

Answer 2

A majority of them have that attitude where they are superior to everyone. And those that don't seem to not be capable of functioning in a normal life. Example (this really happened I wanted to smash something) "OMGGGGGG MY CLEANING LADY IS ON VACATION FOR ANOTHER WEEK!!!" "... Ok? so?" "MY ROOM IS A MESS!!!" "So..... clean it?" "I like... can't" "wtf do you mean you 'can't'? Just pick **** up and put it away" "Well like idk where to put it" "... You're kidding me right?" "OMG NO!!!!! IDK WHAT TO DO!!!!"

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and thats why

Answer 3

I don't hate the rich that did something to become rich.

But these 3rd & 4th generation types just irritate the h**l out of me. They're basically worthless to everyone except Gucci and Scientologists.

Answer 4

jealousy probably. if someone criticizes a rich person i guess it could makes them feel better about their own life perhaps?

Answer 5

Because they salt your fields, take your women, and steal your dog.

Answer 6

Because you are craving

Answer 7

i totally don't hate them at all.

Answer 8

I don't hate rich people at all.  Mind you, I am one, at least by world standards.  True, everything is relative, but a westerner on benefits is indeed wealthy by world standards, and I was at that level five years ago.  Now I am not, but the main thing to have changed in my life is the number of people who see the need to counsel me as to what to do with my wealth- modest though it is by the standards of Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey, Richard Branson or the Sultan of Brunei.

Consider this: ask any group of people, especially children, and they will say that they want to be "rich and famous".  Give me the rich, but there is no way I would want to carry the burden of fame.

One thing I find a bit hard is that people who are not rich often claim for themselves some sort of moral authority to criticise rich people either for being rich, not giving enough away (to whatever causes the non-rich feel it should be given to) or for oppressing them.  This I reject as being a valid activity, because I resented those who told me how I should spend my money when I was poor (by western standards) because I was working out how to become rich, not dwelling on how I came to low estate several years ago.  In the end, I was right in how I did things, but I do not like to tell others what to do so much: reeks of left-wing social manipulation and envy to me.

Answer 9

No hate here. Wishing I was related to them, maybe. <G>

Answer 10

If they hate then it's only hurting themselves!

Answer 11

i like 'em. heck im nearly 1 of em. whoop whoop for the upper 1%.

Answer 12

I hate them probably because it makes me feel superior and more powerful.  I also hate them because of stereotypes and assumptions that I have about them.

My stereotypes are: They are sheltered.  I can kick their butt.  They never go outside.  They are unhappy.  They have higher SAT scores even if they are less intelligent due to classes and tutoring.  They have better advice from their educated families.  They become frat boys, then CEOs.  They take anti-depressants for stress and talk down to the lower classes for smoking pot and drinking beer.

Now this is true: The guys have prettier wives.

Maybe my attitude toward the children is different toward the adults.

Answer 13

I dont hate them, the opposite...But it depends on many things..If these peopel are nobles as we say since their brith, or new rich and arrogant who obtained everything using different means..

Usually you have to know, who has lived in a good financial situation, and i dont speak about the very rich people but of a ''bourgeoisie'' social class, has not so many complexes towards the others who have obtained something with their work...

The important is to keep always the real human character and let the arrogance apart of we want to maintain our principles