In layman’s terms: It’s a study into why high-status cars attract so many “a--holes.” (That’s not our word, it’s from the title of the study, published this week in the International Journal of Psychology.) The new study suggests its not the wealth itself that corrupts, but rather that already disagreeable men are particularly drawn to high-status products. YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN...Interestingly, the Finnish study did not find that “disagreeable” women were drawn to high-status cars. Sign Up NowSince the study was published, he said he has received a “staggering” number of hateful messages from the owners of high-end cars. “Disagreeable men who are calling me up and telling me that they are not disagreeable, that they’re actually nice people and my study sucks,” Lonnqvist said.

Source: thestar January 30, 2020 22:18 UTC