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(Or, you know. The best I could do. Some of these were hard to find. Cite your sources guys.)

The Psychological Consequences of Money, Vohs et al

I note that theres a SMALL mistake made here (as far as I can tell, unless they're citing a different source.) since two different experiments are being conflated. One showed that participants primed with the screensaver were less likely to move two chairs close together for a group task. Another, where participants were primed with the presense of greater amounts of monoploly money, showed a decrease in helping behaivour. Ultimately the same conclusion is reached, but these little things matter! Also, this study is not from Berkeley as far as I can tell, but like. I truly dont care so long as the methodology is tight.

Higher Social Class Predicts Increased Unethical Behaivour, Piff et al

THIS one is a Berkely study, but again I do not care. One thing worth noting is that the jar was pointed out, and they were told that they could take some without consequence (except of course that the kids would have less to eat), which enhances the conclusion a smidge.

Power changes how the brain responds to others, Hogeveen, Inzlicht, & Obhi

Social class affects Mu-suppression during action observation, Brewer et al

Included two sources here since I couldn't find an open-access version of the more widely cited first one. Im sure theres a way though...

Testing Theories of American Politics: Elites, Interest Groups, and Average Citizens, Gilens, Page.

Ah, Internet Archive my beloved. Thats how you KNOW this one has impact. The discription of this is a bit off, but that might just be a charachter quirk. It's important to note that this stagnation of change only refers to policies that go against status-quo as determined by the systems economic elites.

(yeah, I know that phrasing comes up sounding dog-whistley, its the phrase the paper uses. I did a double-check as to how "Elite" is defined the second I read that, and it's clear its just reffering to the top 1-20% of wealth holders.)

Um pouco de cor, um pouco de pimenta.

Voltei tudo porque errei a fórmula.

Um pouco de cor, um pouco de amor.

Voltei tudo porque joguei o amor fora.

Um pouco de mim, um pouco de pimenta.

Voltei novamente porque passaram mal.

Um pouco de nada, um pouco de tudo.

Não voltei para o começo amedrontador.

O nada me deu tédio e o tudo me tirou disso.

”Ten things that make me happy?” Obi blinked, searching the green eyes of his companion. “What’s this about?” His middle finger hit the paper in the table. The calligraphy in there was clear but cursive, decorating it. “It’s a New Year’s Game. Just a way to remember all the things that we loved this year.” She keep speaking before the confused look of his friend. “You didn't even have to let anyone look at it, it’s just a game after all.” But the smile in her lips told him that she was trying to make something for them. “Well if it’s that way I guess I can try.” Her smile widened and her hand reached for his arm, squeezing it lightly. ”I knew I can count on you Obi. I can always count on you.”

And that way he was here, looking at the paper, pen in hand and a “One” written in front of his eyes.

“One: Everytime she smiles, how the sun is envious of her brightness.”

“Two: The sound of her laugh, like music, like birds flying free in the great sky.”

“Three: Her strength and how no one can break it.”

“Four: The way that she always look for and find the positive in everything.”

“Five: The softness of her skin, the way it makes my heart twitch every time I touch it.”

“Six: The fact that she knows exactly where she is going in life and will do whatever it takes to get there. Her determination.”

“Seven: How she is always understanding with me even when I don’t deserve it.”

“Eight: The way she heals my wounds, even the ones that I thought hopeless, incurables.”

“Nine: How she makes me be”

He stopped suddenly, looking at the list before his eyes. He tilted his head back, closing his eyes. How did it came to this? Sighing, Obi got up and, after writing the last line, he decided he needed some air. This will be its end at some point.