Do have a look at this article called: "Why people believe weird things about money" by Michale Shermer, it's really good and talks about how evolution played an important role in how people now perceive money. The author starts off by giving the reader a choice: "Would you rather earn $50,000 a year while other people make $25,000, or would you rather earn $100,000 a year while other people get $250,000? Assume for the moment that prices of goods and services will stay the same." He then goes on and reveals that the majority of people who took part in the survey chose the first option! how crazy is that? I think I'd go for the second option - it's always more money, and it really doesn't bother me that others earn more as long as I can afford to live without financial problems. It's quite surprising that some people would choose the first option, I bet this is something to do with superiority... anyway here is the link:
www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-op-schermer13jan13,0,2616027.story?track=mostviewed-sectionfront
a good article... 
xxx
2008-02-24 @ 06:41