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Being Wealthy Might Be Bad for Your Brain

As the nation continues to reel from the revelation that rich kids don’t actually play by our rules, Seth Meyers used his A Closer Look segment to unpack the general insanity that’s come to define the world’s elites. Whether it’s Paul Manafort buying an ostrich jacket or a parent paying someone $400,000 to Photoshop their kid’s face onto a water-polo player, it’s hard not to think that maybe there is such a thing as too much money. Maybe humans were simply never meant to live in a world so full of privilege and cashmere throws. Like honestly, people are leaving money to cats, and cats don’t even have thumbs!

Being Wealthy Might Be Bad for Your Brain