^Good points.
I think that if you see someone who has “less” than you and you look down on them without even attempting to understand the reasons behind their situation…then you’ve crossed that limit. Sometimes those reasons are hard to control (poverty, sudden circumstances that require adjustments in your expenditures, etc). Sometimes people “choose” the “lesser” because of the benefits (examples: a public school that has a good reputation or a “lesser” car that is better for the environment, etc). If you’re quick to judge someone without reflecting over the reasons…you may have crossed the “limit/point”
^ But EVEN THEN…that individual has crossed **YOUR **limit/point. And **YOUR **limit might not be their limit and they may not think they’re doing anything wrong.
Also, you never know but you might think that the other person has a superiority complex because you yourself may have an inferiority complex. If someone, let’s say, shares good news with you about buying a luxury car or sending their kids to a wonderful private school…and you automatically think that person is bragging as a way of rubbing it in your face or looking down on you (which might be the case or it might not)…it could be due to your own inferiority complex. If you feel self-conscience about having less, then that can affect your judgment as well. If you’re content with what you have and the decisions you’ve made, you won’t let it bother you much.