Their wealth makes them “cynical where we are trustful,” and makes them think “they are better than we are.” If these words ring true today, perhaps it is because when they were written, in 1926, inequality in the United States had reached heights comparable to today.
普林斯顿—菲茨杰拉德（F. Scott Fitzgerald）有一句著名的话，说超级富豪“和你我不一样。”他们的财富让他们“在我们相信的时候怀疑”，让他们认为“他们比我们强”。如果说这番话恰如其分地形容了当下，那么可能是因为，当菲茨杰拉德在1926年写这番话时，美国的不平等性之严重与现今不相上下。