And, for an instant, she stared directly into those soft blue eyes and knew, with an instinctive mammalian certainty, that the exceedingly rich were no longer even remotely human.

William Gibson
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In this quote, the author is implying that those who are exceptionally wealthy are no longer human. She is saying that they have become machines that exist solely for their own benefit and that of those close to them. She is saying that those who are rich will never be as happy as those who don’t have much money or wealth. The poor are happier because they can still think about how they would spend their money on something fun, while rich people are more concerned about how they can spend their money on something profitable.

Source: Count Zero

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