There is also a deep psychological dynamic at work. When the poor and the rich take a pause from packing, they each have items left outside their suitcase. Because those items that don’t fit have a great deal of value for the poor, the items capture their anxious attention. The poor tunnel on those items and cannot help but wonder, Can I not rearrange and fit these in, too? Packing captures their attention because the items in danger of being left behind matter. When the rich take a pause, the items left out by now are of low value. They could be added, but they could just as well be left out.
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