y'know something i'm sick n tired of?

really wealthy people complaining about how money can't bring happiness or that they have hollow material lives or that it's such a burden.

give it all away then if it's that bad. people who grow up wealthy have never had to choose between not affording food, warmth or electricity or even shelter. they've prob never been forced to choose between homelessness or the council flat with mould everywhere. soz was reading about how this one person is complaining her life feels hollow n empty after winning the lottery, going on holidays, getting plastic surgery to be attractive etc and it really annoys me. if it were me, do you know how happy i'd be just living a comfortable life? making memories for younger family members giving them opportunities i never had?

i'm not the only one right?

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SW-User

I do not hate them for what they do not understand or fail to see. But i do wish they would put their money to good use, by helping others in all the various ways that is needed.

MonaReeves86 · 36-40, F

They do@SW-User

MrAverage1965 · 61-69, M

You are not the only one.

I would love to win the lottery big because there are so many charities I would love to donate money to.

Although, perhaps I would actually start my own charity and employ like minded people to help with my quest.

BiasForAction · M

There is an economics literature on happiness. Turns out that money can buy happiness, especially if you’re poor. Above a certain level of wealth however, money isn’t all that important to happiness.

Rhode57 · 56-60, M

No your not alone thought I was thankyou for posting . I honestly thought I was going mad and no one else thought the same way .

TinyViolins · 31-35, M

Privilege naturally produces blind spots. If you don't ever live through something, you only get a superficial understanding of the trials and tribulations involved.

But there is some level of truth to it since people can experience things like the hedonic treadmill or lifestyle creeps which keep raising their expectations until they can go no further, and then creates unhappiness from unsustainable spending.

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

Doesn’t guarantee it when a person is miserable deep down

bugeye · 26-30, F

@cherokeepatti but it can certainly help. if you're smart about how you use it. it makes it possible to pursue happiness whereas a person without the means to do so have no choice but to give up happiness for needs.

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

@bugeye Big “if” with some people. I know a young person who is going through 2K a month (and pays no tax on it ) like it’s water and she is not happy

bijouxbroussard · F

You’re not the only one. I get that you can be rich and still have problems. But it’s nothing like being poor or struggling and having them.

Chickie · F

I don't care what anyone says, being poor or broke all the time ISN'T fun!

And like you said they still live their comfy lives while making dumbass pretentious comments on the internet saying that people should volunteer to help the homeless or give all their money away to starving villages across the ocean. If that was true like you said they would've gave all that money away but they don't.

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