re: #422 oaktree

Is the disdain from inheritance, or from an inheritor acting like they grew up blue-collar and paid the dues where they were worrying about where the next meal was coming from?

In other words, is the facade of being the “average joe” what angers us rather than the actual possession of inherited money?

And perhaps similar disdain for acting “superior” due to being wealthy when said wealth has been inherited rather than “earned”.

I was reading or heard somewhere quite recently that it’s our Puritan inheritance that is the culprit for this way of thinking. In other parts of the world, a person with means is not disparaged for having household help. In this country, we feel one should not pay for service one can do oneself.