[xyzelement]

I deeply appreciate your point that lack of understanding goes both downward (homeless) and upward (CEOs.) I think that's true.

But - unrelated to your point - I think there's more empathy (or understanding, at least) - unexpectedly - downwards. A CEO knows how to become homeless (quit job, give away house and money) if they chose to for some reason. A homeless person has no path to CEO.

[relaxing]

> quit job, give away house and money

Is not how people become homeless. There's no path to empathy there.

[mordae]

Perhaps in theory, but not in practice. In practice those "on top" either lack empathy from the start, or learn to disconnect it early on.

[xyzelement]

How do you know?