i think it's because a lot of rich people are psychopathic thieving manipulating cunts, probably the broad majority of them above a certain strata

i moved rapidly, briefly, up economic strata a few times and there's a certain point after which it's like "what's the point of this?" and looked around and realised i was surrounded by toxic people

it's not that power corrupts, it's that the corrupt seek power, and wealth is one path to it

Wealth amplifies existing charachter. And removes many reasons to change it.