The experiment is fascinating, but the author draws too strong of a conclusion: first, the "I didn't deserve it" powerful could exhibit 'hypercrisy' for other reasons, including the old saw "to those who are given much, much is asked in return".  I mean, let's not get <i>too</i> cynical here.  Second, even if <i>on average</i> the "I deserved it" powerful are hypocritical, that doesn't mean that <i>all</i> of them are; it just means we have to look more carefully for the outliers.