Paul K. Piff is an assistant professor of psychology and Social Behavior and has a Ph. D in the University of California, Berkeley. In his Ted-talk, Piff addresses the effect that uneven/unfair wealth distribution has on people. In the beginning of one of his experiments, Piff asks the audience the question, "How might that experience of being a privileged player in a rigged game change the way that you think about yourself and regard the other player?". I felt as if that sentiment alone reflected upon what happens in real life. In the experiment, one player had an advantage throughout the game with more wealth than the other player. As the game went on, the privileged players adopted the role of dominance, were more likely to show how well they're doing , and be pretty rude. Ironically, when asked how they won the game, the privileged players went on to state they're tactics and skills that helped them win. In the end, Piff stated this about the american dream; "The American dream is the idea in which we all have an equal opportunity to succeed and prosper as long as we apply ourselves and work hard." He goes on to say that sometimes we need to put our own interests above the interests of others. I also agree because this is essentially what we need in society now more than ever and with history repeating each other. Especially in the time of The Great Gatsby, where everyone was always sized up by how wealthy they are and the poor were usually disregarded as nothing. Just like how Myrtle's death had no affect on Tom because he was just using her. Instead we should be more attentive to not only bettering ourselves money-wise, but morally also.