[AnimalMuppet]

Rich people need to keep encountering not-rich people, rather than just live in a rich-person bubble. They need that, whether or not they want that.

[amelius]

Of course, because what does it mean to be rich if you can't show it off to poorer people.

Note, by the way, that this inflicts real psychological damage, and perhaps we could also make the case that this should be financially compensated.

[AnimalMuppet]

Not at all. The rich need it to maintain some humanity and empathy, not to boost their ego.

[int_19h]

I wouldn't be so sure it does that. Slave owners interacted with (some of) their slaves daily, and yet...

[bombcar]

Depending on what you mean by "rich" they're already insulated entirely, no matter where they live.

It's much easier to make sure middle and upper middle class people interact with the poor and such, but once you're rich enough to hire an assistant, you're rich enough to avoid most anything you don't want to deal with.