Today’s Wealthy Characters Prove Money Can’t Save You
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- čas přidán 14. 06. 2024
- A striking number of films and shows today are answering the age old question, “Can money really buy happiness?” with a resounding “No.” Everywhere we turn, we’re seeing unhappy rich characters, whether in Succession, The White Lotus, The Menu, or Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. So even though today we’re pushed constantly to lust after having money in our culture - and having enough money is obviously important - why does lots of money still turn you into a bad or miserable person?
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Why you DON'T want to be rich
00:39 More money, more problems
06:33 Loving money more than people
09:00 Never having enough
10:01 Driving away friends and family
11:27 When people won't save you
CREDITS
Executive Producers: Debra Minoff & Susannah Mccullough
Chief Creative Director: Susannah Mccullough
Associate Producer: Tyler Browner
Writer: Michelle Cohn
Narrator: Charly Bivona
Video Editor: Jacques Cote - Zábava
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Someone recently said to me, "Money doesn't buy you happiness, but being poor doesn't buy you anything", and I thought it was just so succinct.
listen... ok!
And yet money has been often a source of unhappiness for many people. There are too many stories out there to pretend now money would fix everything and it's better to be rich but miserable. It's like we're living in the age of amnesia
@@blanqui2040 still, I think it’s better to have problems while being rich than having nothing to eat or others similar pb which is why being miserable and rich will always seem better in my opinion. But I’m not rich and I’ve been very poor so it weighs.
@@Hmletmetry Wholly agree!
Damn that's perfect!!
Money doesn’t buy happiness but it sure makes unhappiness more comfortable
“I might be in a world of pain, but from here on out, it’s gonna be cool comfortable air-conditioned pain.” - Michael “de Santa” Townley (GTA V)
Anyone who agrees deserves the fate delivered in the menu... metaphorically of course ;) having money makes life boring, thus ppl with money create drama that need not exist. Eat the rich, a stain on our planet.
*not ALL ppl w/ Monet (obviously)
**money
It puts a good down payment on it.
I'd rather be rich and miserable than broke and miserable.
That's precisely the point about all these movies and shows
I rather be sad rich then poor rich lol
That's why I have no sympathy nor really believe this "rich people are miserable" narrative
LOOL😂 Facts
I don't even want to be rich, I just wanna live miserably comfortable 😩 lol
I work in tech and work with a number of rich people (I hope to be one one day). They are not all happy, but all of them are happier than my friends who are poor.
Exactly. Poor people love to watch rich people suffer so they will not feel that bad for themselves...
the weird thing about this video is that they only address a very small portion of people who are rich and who have attitude like this, and they never address the personalities of the middle class and the detrimental ideologies that the poor and middle class have that actually stagnates society, as if their lives are better for it , when many of their lives are better because of the super rich. Not saying we have bend over backwards for the super rich, but a lot of the expansions of our world is because people got rich and had ideas, that many people on the bottom couldn't or weren't mentally strong to have. many of the friendships and good life and ideologies that people have is because there was a top to allow it to happen. And this idea that these people dont pay their fair of taxes' even though stye continue to improve the standards of living, (not all of them) but many of them while the rest get to live their lives on things that the top can't always focus on.
The problem with a video like this, is that they create an illusion that wealth is bad for you. It probably doesn't matter much for them, since they are living comfortable lives, but others will look at their own lives and thinking: "my life sucks, it can only get better". There is of course some truth in the video, but there is a common theme with these types of stories. The rich people are either douches, makes stupid priorities, forget who they were or other stupid things. This is of course how you write engaging TV, but it is very easy to remove these variables from your own life if you get rich. Of course, I'm not rich, but i know who i am and who i want to become.
@@kmt8825 Actually not true. Ideas are formed and executed by ordinary people. They become rich because of that, because we live in a capitalist society. Except for the tech industry and some other outliers, current wealthy people has mostly inherited their fortune from their ancestors. Some of these like Elon Musk continues the legacy that their ancestors initiated, while many others are able to engage in status quo - meaning get an education and get a job at dad's firm, knowing that a top position will be gained with 10+ years experience.
They are selfish and should pay more takes.
Most people want enough money to live comfortably (if not extravagantly), but it's imporrant not to let it make you feel entitled or superior, morality-wise.
This right here you said it better than I could
Yeah but some people get greedy or get peer pressure from consumerism/elitism and desire for status/power. Some people want money because they want power as in influence and access to non monetary resources for example how if you need a transplant and are put in a waiting list of you have money it'll only get you a little far up the list but if you have influence and power you can go all the way to the top. But you are right you need to stay grounded and humble but some people might struggle if they come a across or have to deal with other wealthy people who might use their money and power against you or people you are about. So even if you are a grounded well off person who isn't money obsessed or elitist you might change your behaviour due to wanting to protect yourself or others you care about. How do you think one should deal with that? (genuinely asking because I also agree with your mind set)
@@rene3759 There's always segregation, tbh; if you inherit, win, or build your way into being rich, you're "new money" and thus inferior to those who have had money for a long time. The social pressure you feel is based on your culture and how much you have (ie winning $7 million at the lottery vs having a $700 million business).
I think the resistance to use money for harming/inconveniencing others depends on the circumstance; regardless of social status, people can feel entitled about ANYTHING. Very often you may come to the thought of "rich people are so extra/selfish...but I would likely do the same thing" and "money makes the world go round." If you have a lot of money (and influence), you'll likely want to use it just because you can. I think it all depends on perspective and personal judgement. For anyone who benefits, there is someone who doesn't. Even when you're using your money/influence for "good" (subjectively speaking), someone is going to despise you for it. Love begets jealousy, success begets envy, that sort of thing.
People will despise you when you're rich and despise you when you're poor, even if they're in the same situation, simply because you could be a threat to them.The question is: what can you do without? How long can you be happy before stepping on someone's toes? The transplant decision you mentioned is a no-brainer, but so is expecting someone to be angry at you for it.
It’s quite liberating to learn that money doesn’t buy happiness after a certain point. I’m ambitious and I like being comfortable but I hate how it feels like it’ll never be enough.
Gotta have a sense of self worth...Have real values.
@@srami004 That’s my problem. Success IS my self-worth. The other part of my self-worth is beauty.
@@KittySnicker Ouch, that won't last!
Good luck. You have fallen for the trap.
@@thomasnielsen5580 Indeed I have
Less financial stress = happier
Then...why do rich people still do drugs and kill themselves? 🤔
Less financial stress = less financial stress. That's it. A lot of things contribute to our happiness that can be affected negatively with more money if you're not a grounded person. Like your relationships. Why do you think they tell lottery winners to NOT TELL ANYONE they've won until after getting legal and financial advice and setting up a trust. If you're from money, to what degree did that set up your relationships with family and friends? In any scenario, who can you trust? Yeah it's great to not have financial stress, but other stress can be elevated.
@@rachelarruda-decell7244 i’m in a bunch of debt right bow bc of a bunch of bullshit that has happened recently and i can guarantee you i would be *much* happier rn if that all went away
@@rachelarruda-decell7244 I said happIER, not happy. Regular folk deal with family and friend leeches who take advantage of their kindness and trust too. I'd rather deal with them as a rich gworl than broke gworl. You could at least afford to ghost and keep them out of your life. And rich folk don't have to worry about going bankrupt over illness or an accidental injury.
@@rachelarruda-decell7244 idk man, having too much money sounds a lot better than being sickly and having no way to see the doctors I need.
It's better to be rich and miserable rather than poor, miserable, overworked
I say this as a Socialist: I was born in 1992 (end of the Cold War. LOL) and my parents were solid, working-class people. My mom worked for the attorney general of the State of Florida (as an accountant) and my dad was in the US Army for 30 years (he was in the 1991 Gulf War). He also worked for National Linen (he wasn't in our family, much.) I wouldn't say we were rich, but we weren't poor (my mom was very frugal with money). We lived in a well-to-do neighborhood in Tallahassee, Florida and had a modest, one-story house. Then, in 2003, my mom died, and my dad couldn't hold down a job. He would get his disability check from the VA, but it often wasn't enough. We often went long periods of time with no lights sometimes. He would later go to jail, and we lost our house. Then, in 2008, I got my first job working at a CVS and have been steadily employed off and on ever since. Yes, I went to school and worked hard (mostly custodial jobs, not by my choice). I graduated with my GED, Associates of Arts degree, and a Video production certificate. I even held down four jobs during the summer of 2017 to pay off some bills and go to Tampa Bay Comic Con and a couple years before that, I saved up enough money to pay for my classes out of pocket. (As opposed to student loans). Long story short, being rich (especially billionaires) is more of inherited wealth as opposed to just hard work. People [working-class] often dilute themselves that "hard work makes one rich" because they want to feel superior to poor people despite those same working people are no better than those same poor people they claim to despise.
Thanks for sharing and being a proud Socialist!! :)
There's no nobility in been poor. Yes money doesn't buy happiness. But money does provide financial security.
Same thing….
I remember hearing someone say something like "money doesn't necessarily glue things back together"
But it can buy all the pieces so you can hide them
I don’t think money makes you happy, but it can make you feel safe. Maybe knowing that rent is paid or that I can go to the doctor isn’t happiness. But it goes a long way toward preventing unnecessary unhappiness.
This has been consistent theme whenever my professional interactions with very wealthy people turned professional. They're sad that people pretend to be their friends to get near the money, but they treat you like an amusing toy if you don't have money, and they behave in ways that assure no one would tolerate them if not for their money.
In a psychology class they said money can make you happy for a moment after winning the lottery but then you have a feeling of normal not to happy not sad lol. I also like London Tiptons philosophy. That money doesn’t make you happy is something poor people say so they are not sad. Gabi said something similiar on Desperate Housewives something we tell the poor so they don’t rally.
Personally I do think everybody in every social class can have problems and issues
Granted, you can be more cynical and said "If I was me, I wanted to have all the crazy money and do all that craziness they do".
The key is wealth inequality. The middle class is disappearing. We only have the ultra rich and the poor. Financial security and stability of course makes one happy, but any more that that, there’s no added value. Like everything said in the video, you lose connection to the real world, relationships are transactional, etc. You don’t have to be a billionaire, but it’d be nice to be able to live without financial stress.
Only the part about London Tipton funnily enough is true. The fiction we see today about rich people are made by artists from the middle class, and throughout history these artists have made fun of the rich. The artists have no jealousy or envy in most cases, and do these stories for other reasons. The viewer however make the interpretation you propose.
Every class has its ups and downs. However, I hate this ‘Middle class person takes on everyone’ BS which is basically (some people) taking this centrist position where they benefit from disposable income but can brush off the ‘elite’ tag whenever convenient.
middle class i not a real thing
there r working class, capitalist class,
the other libtard definitions of class, was made by the capitalist ,their neo lib academic instutions and think tanks to create divide between the different income levels of working class, just like they do with nationalis,race,religion, ethnicity,etc.
also
"Today’s Richest Characters Are Having a Reckoning"
there is no material reality in that statement
the rich in the 3rd world,1st world r getting richer and richer bc of the neo lib govt.s in the entire world and socdem in some Scandinavian nation's govts r cutting taxes for the riches, forgiving debts for the rich, "relaxing" the labor market for more anti union,anti labor laws,practices to be held,cutting public what ever welfarish services r left to be cut and it's on going.
what r they smoking on ,no iota of material analysis instead of it,we get libas* vibe based, idealistic mumbo jumbo bs.
also who am i kidding the audience of this channel will lap it up without questioning it .
I always wonderes about the 'make your money work for you' advice. Money doesn't do anything. There's a difference between people 'own' workers, properties, stocks, livestock, influence (as in lobbysists and politcal), and people who have to make money through their own labor. It's not the same
@@ennuiblue4295 well said
Anyone who says "money can't buy happiness" has never been poor. Money gives opportunities out of unhappiness more then having lack of it does. I always felt with the whole "more money more problems" those problems are created by the rich because they are bored, stupid and lack any depth into how to act around the world because they have too much money now.
I mean being Miserable is a given (at some point atleast) so I would rather be rich and miserable at some point than being poor and mostly miserable (because not having money does cause sooo much misery in a capitalist society)
So all these mega rich studios are financing projects that sell the rest of us on, “see? It sucks to be rich. No need to hate us 1%s, we’re all secretly and horribly unhappy.” It’s interesting that this eat-the-rich wave comes when wealth disparity is at its highest (in recent history). Creators are reacting to this through their art, but the ultimate message that reaches the masses is still controlled by the Uber rich since they select which projects to back, produce, and promote.
i'm already miserable. i'm sure being rich would at least make me less miserable.
Alright, Kate Spade.
Having money is not everything but not having money is everything.
My two cents is that it's impossible to get that wealthy honestly. You either have to profit of of your employees, your clients, your tenants, etc. That leaves a scar on your moral compass, it stains the way you see life and your relations to others, and therefore their relations to you. Hence the sense of being miserable and lonely and not knowing who to trust. At least you have the sense of accomplishement, that you've deserved that wealth somehow. Heirs don't even have that upside. It's just empty privilege, while being raised by someone who's morally compromised enough to become a billionaire.
It can buy happiness but it takes a lot less than you think when you get beyond the point where you don't have to worry anymore it stops helping.
Money doesn’t buy happiness but neither does being broke.
We don't want to be rich to be happy. We want to be rich to survive and thrive. Man wtf
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There is no way to be extremely rich without inherently becoming immoral.
There are ten times more psycho amongst ceos than ordinary people...
after seeing all those comments of people who rather be miserable and rich than poor and miserable I feel like it also implies that they’re willing to give up their morals and values
Well... some consider that just the act of being and staying rich an immoral one
Due to the rise of unregulated extreme capitalism, 10 of the richest people on Earth have just as much as every other person on earth combined. Just them, just 10 people could solve a majority of the world's problems if they wished to do so and without any real sacrifice on their part.
They could end the suffering of billions and save the planet from climate change.
They could end homelessness and poverty. But they won't.
So, for most of us, seeing those bastards suffer is extremely gratifying. Entertaining.
Amen!
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I'm really glad they did, because in previous videos I've watched on this channel, entire series' main plot points have been spoiled for me in a few unretrievable seconds 😅
The Righteous Gemstones is one of the funniest looks at the intersection of religion and wealth
It’s pretty hard to imagine if you have less than you need. In that case, boy it sure seems like $$ would solve pretty much every problem.
Feeling very sorry for rich people is pointless. Their struggles will never be the same as a poor person's. At least the wealthy can afford therapy and a house in a gated community away from the toxic people they don't want to be around. Never pity the rich.🙄
Also this "money doesn't buy happiness" dogma needs to die because we know that's not entirely true. If you can afford to get away from serious financial and medical problems, you can afford things that will make you happier. Calm down.
I LOVED The Menu and Glass Onion! Triangle of Sadness didn't come to our theaters, but I wasn't going to sit through 20 min. of vomit. 😖There has been quite a few "eat the rich" movies over the past few years and it isn't surprising. while there may be some that still worship people like the Kardashians, most of us are sick of their bullshit and the systems in place that keep that wealth gap growing. I will not say there aren't good people who are also rich. It just feels like they are very few and far between.
Also, thank you for mentioning Triangle of Sadness WITHOUT SHOWING ANY VOMIT! As an emetophobic, I thank you! 😀
Money makes those people crazy because they don't have to worry about things that affect everyday ppl life's. Like money doesn't buy happiness but it can pay off my student loan debt and my medical bills
Money can’t buy happiness but it can buy some comfort.
Loved your analysis since the beginning 👌🏻👏🏻 please do more on succession, it’s one of the best shows and sadly it’s ending
"Abigail is the only person able to fish for food and start fires. So all the wealthy people become totally dependent on her." Honestly, isn't that the case now, IRL? The rich people's wealth is dependent on all the people working underneath them, making money from their productivity. It's also dependent on consumers purchasing their products/services. It's also dependent on their household/transportation/personal/etc staff, who support them in daily functions, freeing up their time to concentrate on managing their wealth. Wealthy people need us more than we need them.
This video: money won’t make you happy or solve your problems
Me: ok, but personally, I would like to see that for myself
Because it’s never enough, they get addicted and they need more and more…
So rich people, give us your money!
I love when you do videos on this topic!
Great content as usual 👏
3:33 The actor who plays Cousin Greg is just so lovely.
Why are we acting like this is new? This channel talks about 'You've Got Mail' all the time and that's basically about how Tom Hanks dreading becoming like his spoiled father and grandfather.
Hell, it goes as far back as 'A Christmas Carol' where Scrooge's drive for money has made him a miserable old miser that burned all his bridges.
The take here - as it came across to me - is not that money can’t buy happiness. It does - to a point.
It is that more money doesn’t equal more happiness so it is important to know when it is enough, otherwise you start cutting out what matters for an amount that does not matter -ignore a need for a luxury. That is called ‘Greed’ and greed has never made ANY ONE happy.
I do like people showing us their homes but I feel like it’s gone overboard over the past few years. How much property do I have to learn about and keep tabs on?
some people have that mindset though, its not something difficult to manage because they have mentally developed their mind to handle it, so its something that comes easy to them
its the reason why they say our society has become mentally lazier over time
I liked this in Arrested Development. Michael tries so hard to keep his family company afloat, while being a moral person. He starts to fall when he thinks "everyone else is selfish, I might as well be," revealing he's not better than his family.
Whoever tells you money doesn't buy happiness either never had money or wants to keep you that way. (I get that happiness is not about money.)
I grew up in a small village in a rural area that has become a very touristic place in the last years, as the mountains became a very popular destination during the pandemic.
Everyone I know that grew up here and has a more simple lifestyle than most city people is actually happier, despite not having much money, or much, in general. However, I've seen a lot of working-class and rich people coming here; I've served such people when I was waiting tables, and they're just so shallow and unaware of so many important things. Not all of them, but the majority definitely lives in a bubble that I don't see that's true happiness. Their consumerism and their behavior overall is like they're trying to fill some hole deep inside them, that are always too distracted to notice, because - I figured out - they don't want to notice. I've had a lot of conversations with this type of people and it's always similar.
People seem to have forgotten that money and material things can actually do things worse, and be a source of unhappiness itself. I don't understand how is a trend now to be so frivolous and deluded to actually believe that you'd be happier if you were more comfortable. Nothing says so. And this comment section is just sad.
At least if you're rich you can afford healthcare, in the states one therapy session can cost up to $500 plus a co pay, that's why there are so mainly mentally ill homeless folks walking our streets aimlessly, talking to themselves and traumatized, they simply cannot afford the help even if they wanted it. We live in a dystopian nightmare. ☹️
A quote from The Big Short that I wish had popped up in this video somewhere is when Ben Rickert says, "You know what I hate about f***ing banking? It reduces people to numbers. Here's a number - every 1% unemployment goes up, 40,000 people die, did you know that?"
Thank you ❤️🔥
I never wanted to be wealthy. Just have enough to not be terrified on how to pay bills and things like that. I can’t take it with me when I die.
The Empire podcast made a very good point about Glass Onion: they actually kinda needed to burn the Mona Lisa in order to feel like justice would ACTUALLY be served. Because in real life, Miles could have very easily gotten away with Andi's murder, but burning the Mona Lisa??? That will kill anyone's reputation stone dead....
Which of course, is the great tragedy: not only can Miles potentially 'buy his innocence' if he was accused of murder, even if the sh*theads (😆) know that he did, but especially that destroying a piece of art is more horrifying to him than taking a human life....
Thanks to having money I have exciting options in life and safety in terms of place to live and healthcare. More money is exactly what buys that. It does create its own problems, but thanks to having money they are solvable instead of getting me stuck.
Also, in those movies you have to put rich people in very narrow and specific situations then and only then to show that their money can't buy them out.
I grew up with a maid and when I moved out to University aged 19, I had NO idea how to look after myself- I destroyed all of my clothes trying to wash them, didn't feed myself properly, and had an emotional collapse trying to change my bedding 😂
I am now in my 30's and not dead.
Money doesn't make someone bad, it enhances it. Money shows you who you really are. If you are greedy, money will only make you worse. Money is not bad, the person is, you control money, not the other way around. Wanting to be rich is not bad...the reason why and who you are as a person might be the problem
People are naturally evil. The richer a person is, the more evil they can become.
there are people starving out there...
“Money doesn’t buy happiness but it does pay for the search”
Right, fictional characters in fictional stories show us why we, real people, in the real world, wouldn’t be happy if we were rich. Right. Uh huh. Thank you for this wisdom./s
Omg exactly! 😂❤ These "eating the rich" themes are meant to give the public a sense of relief and satisfaction WITHOUT US EVER DOING ANYTHING MEANINGFUL IN THE REAL WORLD TO RESOLVE INEQUALITY. We're all giggling about schadenfreude on our couches instead of marching in the streets and protesting. Basic 1984 stuff lol
@@rachel-gi6ul THANK YOU!!!!!! YESS!!!!!
EXACTLY!!!!
Let them eat cake vibes. Not a good look, especially after decapitation. This is the energetic climate when Marie Antoinette met here much deserved fate. Marked by history astrologically Pluto just entered Aquarius after nearly 300 year transit. Get used to this theme. 🍿😋
There are plenty of real world examples of miserable rich people. Try harder.
I feel like there is a money to happiness ratio. Someone who can't afford basic nessecities would be more happy with more money, but someone with more money than they know how to spend just ends up feeling detached and in a never ending race.
We should aim to make a world where everyone can have enough to meet their basic needs and then we can figure out how much money after that makes happiness or whatever. I'll always feel more for the poor in their struggles to survive than the wealthy and their quest to keep boredom away.
Whenever my mom says, "Love won't pay the bills!" I respond with, "And money doesn't buy happiness"
That kind of clueless and tone deaf comment that can only come from someone who has never been poor, has no idea how poverty slowly or very quickly literally kills you for lack of health, food or shelter. Life is hard and has its challenges for everyone but the rich have their basic needs covered and that goes a long way including one's mental health. I usually like this chanel but everytime they commebt on class or mental health they are very clueless
They're called the 1% for a reason: that very number one is a number that stands on its own.
I find it admirable that those who have the money give some of it to charity, yet still we have the same world problems we had 30 years ago, which makes me wonder if it really made a difference, or that if the world would have been even worse was it not for their investments.
I don't watch any of these shows. It perplexes me why people want to watch repulsive people being repulsive every week.
I love your channel. ☆
Bender: Maybe you're forgetting just how rich he is? (Points to monocle)
This is why i like the movie “Vanilla Sky” about rich people , even though the movie is about solipsisms , i like one of the quotes the psychologist says in it, “Let’s not stereotype each other. Not all rich kids are soulless, not all psychologists care about dreams.” I don’t think 🧐 every rich person is automatically evil , or that poor people are automatically good just because they are poor, there are ALOT of shitty poor AND rich people , it comes down to the individual themselves , who they are , BEFORE, During, & AFTER they have money or when they have none at all !! A lot of people are shitty , just to be shitty , whether they be poor or rich !!” These are FACTS !! You can quote me on that !! I’ve met & hung out with BOTH, & BOTH of them can be pretty terrible !! So can the middle classes too!! Where there’s lousy people, there’s lousy people , & that can happen in ANY community !!
For me sad rich people Storys just appease the masses. They give some Kind of carthasis. Rich people will not change their behaviour which ultimatly is destroying the plante for All but a selected few who can afford to live better.
I don't care if the're happy or not.
This amount of wealth should not exists for a selected few.
Worst take from The Take. You probably never lived lives of poverty and experience the gut wrenching anxiety of not knowing if you'll be able to afford next week's groceries.
Money may not buy happiness, but lack of money certainly buys unhappiness.
You guys really need to start including a list of all the references at the beginning or end, because it's really hard to get thr reference scenes.
The examples we are shown here may be more wish fulfillment than reality. These shows and movies are a treat for all of us who want to watch the downfall of the narcissistic rich characters on screen. However, the reality is that while there are miserable rich people in real life, plenty are living their best lives and a life that many of us wish that we could have. Growing up relatively poor, I can tell you that poverty is far more miserable than I imagine that wealth ever could be.
Rich person:
Great news! I'm going on Fox Business News to advocate for lowering the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $0.00.
Same Rich Person:
Why do people hate me?
They must be jealous of my success.
Just imagine a world where money and mortality walk hand in hand...and then write the greatest fiction novel the world has ever seen...
"So, having food and clothing, we will be content with these things... For the LOVE OF money is a root of all sorts of injurious things, and by reaching out for THIS LOVE some have been led astray from the faith and have STABBED THEMSELVES all over with many pains." -1 Timothy 6:8 & 10
This video makes me wonder then: how much money does a person really need?
I have enough to survive and I have some reserves for when equipment breaks down. More than that I occasionally give away.
I don't draw happiness from having money and I don't draw happiness from giving it away either.
I think I can say I don't care much for money then.
"I've been rich and I've been poor.
Rich is Better" (this quote is attributed to multiple people, so I won't try to pick)
I've spent most of my life until now in poverty. And indeed, being hungry or not having access to necessities, being afraid of being judged because you can't afford dental care, not being able to afford a doctor etc. are MISERABLE. They are stressful. I am comfortable now.
And I can't even fathom being rich or breaching six figures. It's possible with my career and I'd likely balance it by supporting a household, but I cannot imagine obscene wealth nor do I want rich people problems. Wealth corrupts, it creates apathy, and fuck capitalism.
I think it's mad how ppl think that ppl who have less money don't have a bunch of fake friends sometimes that take
Suffering is part of life, no one can escape it we can only learn to manage.
This is something I've been thinking lately. "Wealth gives you the power to make other people happy or miserable".
Wealth comes with a lot of power. Power over people, some ultra wealthy can change policy and even alter the market with their actions. These ultra wealthy people are the realistic version of a "God" because the amount of power they have... now, if this "Godlike" people are unhappy, have mental issues and find no connection with "humanity", what do you think they'll do?? The possibility of them doing something good for humanity is the same as doing something against humanity.
I think the creators of these shows are trying to tell stories like these not to empathize with the wealthy, but to warn us of the danger and poor ridiculousness that these people decide where humanity is heading. But it is possible to take control again and bring down the wealthy, or at least win in their own game... just like Lucia did in White Lotus, Margot did in the Menu and Benoit & Cassandra did in Onion.
The problem isn't just rich-people are miserable. It's rich-people are hoarders.
They refuse to pay taxes, they only pay for charities as a way to avoid paying-taxes, and actively prevent social-progress. Price-hiking basic-necessities, making poverty not just miserable but dangerous and unavoidable.
Had money in my 20s and 30s. Got my wedding ring made in Reykjavik, when i went in 1999. Went to the Maldives alone. I was miserable. You cannot buy your way out of trauma. I may no longer be wealthy. My relationships are more authentic and I'm content over 80% of the time since therapy and self-work.
The Take consistently being my class conscious Bae
excuse me? by saying things like why u dont want to be rich??? this is clueless af
@@DeniseCoelhoEnglishForLife I am already "rich" in terms of all my material comforts are met & I could stop working for 3 years & just live off my emergency fund.
I just recognize when enough is enough. To be blunt: I could take out a bus full of children and feel nothing. If I wanted millions I could easily get it. Poison a town? Whatever. That kind of attitude means I can get whatever I want.
I just know acquiring more wealth isnt going to make me any more happy than I am now. Im sorry you are low IQ & that's penalized in our economy. You clearly missed the point of this video
Yup, just as expected. Most commenters still want to be rich to see for themselves.
I like the ending phrase “ your money will not save you” But i like money 😢 obviously to a point. Which is financial freedom
Rich and miserable me please
People like feeling superior to people who are much more successful than themselves. That is why they like to watch rich people be miserable. Audiences also like to see behind all the happy Instagram posts they see all the time. Behind every happy family and happy romance Instagram post is a dysfunctional family and miserable breakup.
No. I'd 💯% be happy rich. No doubt.
Well, if money wont save me, I rather go down in a pile of cash. We are dommed anyway.
I could save my best friend and mom how is that not a good thing I could save my brother how dare they have this narritive of 'mo money mo probs' I could save myself get outta here.
No I'd rather be rich
I mean there is a difference between living very comfortably and seeing the ridiculously rich they were different levels to that kind of experience. And it makes you wonder if it’s worth it. I mean if I could make $100k even 75k a year in a low cost to live area with just a regular standard 40 hour work week experience with just as much chance to chill and have good health insurance, I think that’s a Richard experience so I would like to be part of without being in the total ridiculous rich.
I think the reason why this sort of media has become more popular is because we have more access to the lives of rich people. We realize now that rich people are not inherently special people. Most of them were born into wealth and realize that they can increase their wealth through investments or becoming entrepeneurs. I think rich people are being exposed for doing horrible things trying to make more money off of the average person and acting more "lower class", which demystifies wealthy people as well. In a capitalist society, 90 percent of all millionaires lose a majority of their wealth in three generations.
I think the greatest problem that affects rich people is living in that wealthy sphere, where anything you have is just seen as a common good and not something to be thankful about. I think money also allows many people to fall into their addictions and not seek help and not keep themselves from temptation as well. Also, in the US, I think money is used as a way of showing wealth. For example, in the US, a restaurant is defined only by how good the food is but also by its service and ambiance. However, in Korea, resteraunts are mostly focused on the food quality and everything else comes second. Its not about being served by someone. Its about having a good time and enjoying life.
Reminds me of the Chinese proverb 'the first generation builds it, the second is inspired to preserve it from seeing the work gone into to, the third (who is only used to the spoils) squanders it
There’s a reason these movies are called “Fiction.”
Except they say "write what you know" so....
@@robchuk4136 Precisely. Many times art reflects life and life reflects art.
@@robchuk4136 yeah but what do middle class white Hollywood writer types know about either poverty or being rich😂😂😂
I wanna be somthing inbetween
enough money to be secure but not too much 2b greedy, disconected or miserable
How do you call that?😂
I like how a lot of comments are about preferring to be rich and unhappy than poor and unhappy.. truth be told I agree cuz ain’t no way I ain’t choosing to cry in a glass mansion than my tiny adobe home ..
Pfft this is just something they tell the poor and working class to make them feel better about not having money. Don't for a moment believe its preferable to have less.
Ugh, here it is. Progress in the things that matter to you make you happy. If money is important to you then more of it will make you happy, staying stagnant in any state whether rich or poor or whatever will make you unhappy, there it is kids go live free