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[quote=Anonymous]I think extreme wealth sometimes causes a kind of psychosis. Really. I have known enough wealthy people who are just very paranoid (especially about the idea of someone taking their money away somehow, but also about safety and security) to feel like there is something about being very rich that impacts your brain function. I also look at certain rich celebrities or someone like Elon Musk, and I feel convinced that their wealth has contributed to their poor mental health. Donald Trump is another example -- he seems mentally unstable and his wealth seems to exacerbate this issue.

I don't think ever rich person is crazy, but I think wealth negatively impacts people who may also have other risk factors for mental problems. I think it has to do with feeling separate from everyone else, and becoming accustomed to being treated better. Someone with a very good head on their shoulders will see that for what it is -- the reality of wealth, the result of power dynamics in a capitalist society. The way things are, but not a reflection on who they are fundamentally. A circumstance.

But some people are gullible, naive, insecure, etc. And these people easily convince themselves that their wealth is a sign of their specialness and superiority, that everyone is out to get them because they want to take it away, that they are inherently better than others and they are justified in treating others poorly because of this superiority. And so on. These are delusions, and in a person with a middling income, they would quickly be identified as delusions. But wealth isolates you from that criticism, so it becomes entrenched belief.

So yes, I think extreme wealth makes people nuts. It should be considered a risk factor in the DSM![/quote]

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