How Money Makes People Act Less Human — New York Magazine
Im New York Magazine ist hier ein netter Abriss einer Studie, bei der bei einem manipulierten Monopolyspiel mehr Startgeld, also ungleiche Wettbewerbsbedingungen zu weniger einfühlsamen Verhalten führten.
Soon, though, as he whizzes around the board, purchasing properties and collecting rent, whatever discomfort he feels seems to dissipate. He’s a skinny kid, but he balloons in size, spreading his limbs toward the far ends of the table. He smacks his playing piece (in the experiment, the wealthy player gets the Rolls-Royce) as he makes the circuit—smack, smack, smack—ending his turns with a board-shuddering bang!