Say you’re on a yacht with your principal and they had a few tequilas, and then they’re like, “Oh, come on. Join us.” Ultimately, you have to remember that you are there because they’re paying you. It’s a job. They’re not your friend. Obviously, you need to share compassion and empathy. Sometimes your boss needs you to be a shoulder to cry on.
Imagine the returns if that wealth was invested in education and healthcare instead of yachts and empty luxury housing.
Like I said, there’s just not as much as you’d think once everyone has to share it.
This is a bit different in the third world, which I suppose I should mention. For a number of depressing reasons, the world’s poorest countries are also often the most corrupt and unequal. Numbers are harder to come by but I wouldn’t be surprised if the Nigerian (for example) elite could solve a lot of the Nigerian poor’s problems, with all that resource revenue. Especially considering an extra dollar a day is huge if you live on 2.