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We Crave Rich People’s Downfalls
- Society enjoys watching rich people suffer because it humanizes extreme wealth and satisfies a sense of justice.
- Shows like White Lotus and Succession feed a cultural appetite for rich people’s downfall.
Misplaced Anger Targets The Working Rich
- People conflate millionaires with billionaires and direct resentment broadly at anyone labeled "rich."
- Corporations and billionaires actually have the wealth and tax power that should draw scrutiny.
Junior Wall Street Workers Felt The Protest Pain
- Vivian Tu recounts working as a junior analyst on Wall Street where protests hit junior staff hardest.
- Occupy protesters inconvenienced 22–23-year-olds fetching lunch, not senior executives.