Similarly, people of great wealth and power do not often expose themselves to vulnerability, which entails loss of control and is a complete reversal of their accustomed role. One mechanism protecting ultra-wealthy people from vulnerability is the remarkable level of deference they enjoy in their day-to-day lives, both from people at work (for example, administrative assistants and other staff) and from people they encounter as they go about their normal routines (for example, wait staff, salespeople, caretakers). This position of social dominance means that they are rarely subject to honest
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