When we feel wealthy, Piff concludes, we need other people less. In the real world, when people have less money, they rely more heavily on their social relationships to get by. Therefore interpersonal relations are prioritised. The rich, by contrast, can buy themselves peace, quiet and space - plus a solution to most problems. There's nothing like a fat wallet to cheer you up in a crisis. But that tends to isolate them from others' experiences.

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