Ever catch yourself standing in a store, holding something you genuinely want, only to put it back because that familiar knot forms in your stomach? You know the one-that creeping guilt that whispers you don't really need it, that you should save the money instead, that spending on yourself somehow makes you selfish or irresponsible. I used to think everyone felt this way about money.
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.