Do you think there is an amount of money when you bank it it means that people can then say what they want about you and that you start being immune to what others say and think about you?
I can't say I'm bothered by what RFIP said because it's kinda where we are as a Society.
My guess though Max is if he were your son and somebody called him a turd to your face in a Supermarket that you'd think somewhat differently and wouldn't be saying, Yeh good point, he's got a load of money so you have a point'
It's simple human respect.
There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.