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- Nov 29, 2020
Yes, that's exactly it - when you’re that rich for too long, you kind of lose touch with reality (whether you want to or not). It's medically proven – in the same way your muscles atrophy and you get weak from not having enough exercise, if you have a lot of money, the parts of your brain normally occupied by “the struggle” of living day to day slowly shrivel up and die. Not having to worry like that sounds like it would be paradise, but in practice it genuinely reduces your ability to be compassionate and empathetic. If you ever wondered what is wrong with guys like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, or Mark Zuckerberg, it’s probably this. They’ve been so rich for so long that they have no concept of what it’s like to be a normal human being anymore. Their brain has been completely re-wired by the fact they’re able to buy (or pay someone to build) anything they could ever think of, at any time of the day, no matter where they are in the world. It’s beyond just being spoiled, it’s literally a form of brain damage.I’m just speculating because I don’t think I know anyone who is both from a super wealthy family and honest/self aware enough to articulate it, but I think there is this hilarious trap that the children of wealthy fall into, especially in the US where we like to pretend we are all bootstrapped and self made. They literally don’t need to work to survive, but their parents control the purse strings and instill the need to “have a job” not “support yourself” from the time they are young. The wiring between work and reward and and value is all fucked up and fried because humans weren’t meant to live like that. Making choices and dealing with the fallout is kind of the entire point of life. If your choices don’t matter because it’s just your dad bitching at you to make them or your only motivation is your mom being passive aggressive/you want your friends to not laugh at you, then you don’t get to enjoy any of the rewards that come with good choices, so the protection from making a bad choice is worthless. You’re a bratty kid who just keeps getting older and fatter and more embarrassing,.