Money can be a blessing and a curse. Especially if you didn't have to work hard and just happen to have it.
According to clinical psychologist Dr. Tian Dayton, children of wealth often begin life with prescribed identities and a sense of social and financial superiority.
The absence of struggle and adversity can hinder their development of resilience and empathy, leading to a distorted worldview where entitlement replaces gratitude.
Interested in real-life examples of this, Reddit user ThrowRAmagicia posted a question on the platform, asking people to describe the worst cases of "rich kid syndrome" they had ever seen. Here are some of the most memorable replies.
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#21

Said "eat the Rich!" unironically than drove away in their new Bugatti to go back to their family mansion
35points
#22

My cousin married into a rich family.
At one point he was saving up for his dream car and his sister in law had bought an expensive one but gave it to him for free and bought another because the one she bought was the wrong colour.
My cousin drove it whilst waiting to save up for the one he wanted.
35points
#23

I used to be a busser at a high end restaurant. I’m talking one of the top 5 most expensive in my state.
Most customers were rich, but most were nice.
I remember this one kid, who was a prick.
Whilst I was carrying a stack of plates from another table, the kid asks me to take his empty soda glass.
Whilst I was carrying a stack of plates from another table, the kid asks me to take his empty soda glass.
Whilst taking the glass, I drop all of the heavy plates. Kid and his whole family start laughing at me whilst I go get a broom.
Please don’t be an a*****e st restaurants 🙏
34points
#24

Kid had a 'laptop smashing party' at my old college, so his parents would be forced to buy him a new one.
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30points
#25

It happened recently with another adult at the charity organisation I work at. It's a charity organisation so the money is s**t. That means either you're in poverty or you have a rich partner/parents usually.
I was talking to a colleague who is also from another country and told her I wasn't going home for Christmas. A flight to my home country for Christmas would've been like $1500usd. Just too much for me to spend right now. First Christmas without my family. My colleague was confused and asked why my family didn't all just fly out here then lol
29points
#26

My ex girlfriend. She was born rich. Old money in the family. She *mostly* was a normal human. But her older brother had some interesting takes on life. He would get very exasperated with peasant concepts. I remember him saying "Why would anyone ever buy something if it's not the best?!" when shopping for a new jet-ski. He literally couldn't understand what would make someone buy a not-quite-best product in any category.
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29points
#27

They weren't even rich-rich, just upper middle class. They each received $50 gift cards from their grandparents to The Gap one year for Christmas. Only "they wouldn't be caught DEAD in Gap clothing!" So they threw the gift cards out.
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29points
#28

I had a dude I worked with that said he was mad at his dad because of he took 50k from his trust to go to Vegas for the weekend his dad would stop paying his rent. I was making 15 an hour and living paycheck to pay check. He used to also pull a few grand out and go to the strip club and give it to people who went with him. Then he would get hammered in 30 mins and leave, leaving the money with the people he went with, who would leave with his money. I was super jealous of him and his ability to spend money while I came from a poor family. In hindsight his life had to have been miserable, all of his friends were only his friends for money, he was constantly trying to show off his money, and used prostitutes constantly. He had to have been so lonely for relationships.
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27points
#29
Knew a girl who wouldn't wear the same outfit twice. She would spend thousands a month on designer clothes that she would literally wear for 6 hours then give away. At least she didn't throw them out! I got some nice clothes out of it! But damn! Really?
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27points
#30

A girl I went to high school with once was making fun of people who wore Areopostale because she only shopped at American Eagle or nicer. Pretty sure she drove a Mercedes in HIGH SCHOOL. Where I live there's a mix of people. Not just rich or poor.
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20points


