A condition whose
full form is Temporarily Embarrassed Millionaire Syndrome.
The diagnosis was first made by
John Steinbeck when he said, "Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires."
Symptoms include, but are not limited to, simping for million and billion dollar companies without any incentive, believing in the ability to pick oneself up by the bootstraps in spite of repeated failures to do so, writing off poor and homeless people as lazy regardless of context, believing in the Just World Phenomenon, and believing in pure
meritocracy.
Current treatment plans are based around in-depth study of sociology, history, and economics.
Example:
Have you or a loved one been diagnosed with Temporarily Embarrassed
Millionaire Syndrome (TEMS)? If so, you may be entitled to sociological, historical, and economic education. TEMS is known to have
victimized working class people for over a century, and has halted upward
mobility and welfare of the general public. We can help you find treatment and a cure.