People judge greatness comparatively; being better off than others can matter more than being objectively wealthy.
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relative status psychology
People judge greatness comparatively; being better off than others can matter more than being objectively wealthy.
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"...this is really important. But you have to think about people's psychology, all right? So, sorry, let me write this down because it's a..."
"...know this has to be better. Do you understand? So people's psychology is very interesting, but people cannot think objectively, okay? People can only..."
"So the entire world is poorer. America is happier. Does that make sense? Okay? So that's the logic here. Trump doesn't want to make..."
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