#entitlement

#entitlement

Rich and powerful people are prone to psychological biases that I label "affluency." These are evidence-based biases in social perception that lead to a sense of entitlement and a perception that the powerful individual is in many ways better than less powerful people.

"A lot of my friends from college went into fields like banking for financial reasons - obviously people have school loans and things to pay off... So I've started to see people looking more toward their own passions... obviously it's much easier to say that you're going to follow your passions when you're financially secure..."

"I need to get out, I need to get out," DeBerry-Bostick tells the officer in the video. "I gotta go."

It's rude, disrespectful, inconsiderate, and yes, arrogant, to think your 'excitement' in a movie should be expressed by leaving a trail of destruction for someone else to clean up.

Brody's rambling acceptance speech transformed a moment of triumph into one of embarrassment, showcasing how entitlement can mar recognition of success.