Research Proves It: There’s No Such Thing as Noblesse Oblige
Paul Piff just landed on Park Place. I own it. “Shit,” he says.I also own three railroads, a couple of high-rent monopolies, and a smattering of random properties. Piff is low on cash. He’s toast.We’re playing Monopoly on a sunny pre-pandemic afternoon in Piff’s modest office at UC Irvine. The 39-year-old psychology professor is an expert on how differences in wealth and status affect people’s values and behavior.