All of these celebrities getting sad because of having to stay in their huge mansions just goes to show how you will not be happy just because you have a lot of money and a big house.
All of these celebrities getting sad because of having to stay in their huge mansions just goes to show how you will not be happy just because you have a lot of money and a big house.
I had an old friend in high school that used to say, "Wish I had enough money to figure out I can't buy happiness."
A mansion would have a yard. That would about do it for me.
I'm actually having a nice time spending all my time at home with my partner in a 1br apartment but some fresh air and grass would be nice.
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True. But if I’m going to be sad regardless I’d rather be sad in a beach front mansion in Malibu.
Anthony Bourdain taught me that having everything and the best job in the world won't fix that little imbalance in my brain
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I'd be a lot less sad if I did t have mounding debt to worry about
Money might not make you happy but it certainly makes you less worried.
I think there's definitely a threshold effect here where if you have enough money to provide for your needs (and pay off your debts) you have basically all you need to be happy. Anything past that will have increasingly diminishing returns.
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I’d certainly be happier with 10 times more space at the moment and no doubt countless gadgets and goodies to amuse myself in my huge garden.
If i had a pool, a golf simulator and a gym, i would never go out anyway.
I don’t know. Sure, at first you’d be happier, but eventually, you’d take it for granted...I mean, look at it this way: there are people in this world who live in shanty towns, so compared to them, you live in luxury, but you’re apparently not satusfied with what you have.
I know right, I was thinking how cool would it be to own and afford a house like the one from "Parasite" . The garden alone is so dreamy
Yes you would be happy for some time, then you'll start feeling like those things are not enough and you need something else
The reality is just often that you have to sacrifice all that stuff that truly makes you happy in order to get the wealth that we all dream about.
To earn that kind of money you will end up with only superficial friendships, which often turn out as leechers at best, no time to maintain social relationships to people that really matter in your life, profit oriented decisions that make you feel shitty, etc. etc.
The steady shift of having immaterial things with value in your life towards losing them to gain material things is the most common thing reason on why there's people with millions to their name but suicidal thoughts and an everlasting depression.
The real problem is they can't just post pictures of what they are doing and use that as a replacement for having an actual personality. Their entire life revolves around " living their best life" and showing everyone how great it is, and now that shit is gone. So now they need something of substance like an idea or a good talking point and they don't have em.
You would get bored of it within a month and go back to being depressed
That’s exactly what OP’s trying to prove wrong, apparently people that already have those are not so happy. But who knows?
I agree with that BUT I cant imagine how lonely it must feel to live in a huge Mansion alone
But having a Pool, spa, gym, home theater, VR room amd a bunch of gadgets would help a lot
Yeah plus they have no worries at all when it comes to paying the bills.
Right?
They're sad because they can't travel and pop bottles on yachts with other rich people. LOL
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Id like to try it and see how much not happier it makes me.
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I was an hourly wage earner when I met my wife, an upper-level mgr. at a fortune 500 company. I'd never made more than 48k/yr. (and that year was rough) my whole life, averaged 25-40k/yr. and lived comfortably within my means. I grew up lower middle class & was pretty comfortable with my living situation. Since getting married, she's paid off my 5-figure student loans with the stroke of a pen, we've sold a home for a good profit and bought our dream house in Sonoma County. I don't have to work unless I get bored and want to, which I haven't yet. I get to plant our garden and trees in our yard, grow and process my own cannabis, & spend time getting to know our community. Anyone tells you money can't buy happiness are either rich and depressed, or deluding themselves.
This is the story most of us want to avoid because we don't want to face the reality that money can buy a good portion of happiness, or at least allow the situation for us to find the happiness within ourselves.
Money buys happiness when you keep your life varied but not over the top, and remember to appreciate the little things. Most people forget to do this
Here's the question: how did you a lowly wage worker score a rich CEO????
I would argue that your gardening and social habits are providing happiness to your life, and the money only enables the opportunity.
There are many people with little to no financial responsibilities that are deeply unhappy.
Obviously if you don't have enough money/time to pursue the things you enjoy you will be less happy, but just having the money isn't enough. You have to do something meaningful with the time it buys you.
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They’re unhappy because by staying inside they don’t get the constant validation from others they would usually get by being visible to everybody.
By not seeing people/fans much less well off than themselves every single day they don’t feel value in their wealth with nothing to compare it too.
The only celebrities/rich people who are unhappy in this instance are the shallow ones and are usually so desperate to make videos to keep themselves in the limelight in fear of becoming irrelevant
Right, same goes for influencers... can’t believe I typed that word
Or maybe they are social people who like being around others?
I'm sitting here alone, and I miss crowds and people so much that a conference call with some colleagues made my day earlier.
Or maybe it's a little bit of both.
To an extent. But also remember that a lot of these celebrities are very extroverted and they’re locked up essentially. They aren’t getting attention from their close friends.
There’s a lot of us who are having o adjust to that
Lmao some people really hate celebrities. Or maybe they are just normal people that simply have more money? So they get depressed about being home like we all get depressed? I would be making videos too if I knew more then 3 people would watch it.
It's just their version of WFH.
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I live in a big house on lots of acres. I'm thankful every day that this is how my kids and I are spending this rather than some small apartment somewhere. I am fortunate and I know it.
I am in a similar situation. We live in a beautiful, smaller house with a large front and back yard with mature trees. The beach is a block away and there are tons of hiking trails nearby. We are grateful for this each day.
Yet, we are all still getting bummed out. Sure, we are making the best of it, but isolation is fun for no one.
Same here, and we just moved here a year ago. It's the place I would have wanted to live when I was a little kid...I always wanted a big yard and woods, so now my kids have it. Hopefully I can keep paying the mortgage!
Yeah, they're "sad" alright...basically celebrities don't worry about money anymore so they have time to spend on vanity projects and philanthropic projects. Some genuinely do it because they actually care, some do it more for their image and the "look at me! I care too!" aspect, and some do these things purely because it's trendy and good for their own image.
They're not sad, they might have empathy for what's happening but they're not living the same experience that millions around the world are living. They're busy making some stupid parody song, sending their thoughts and prayers, posting some kind of self-reflecting monologue video on social media, making a tweet or something easy yet "unthought-of" aspect like reading books to kids.
They don't get to experience the same anxiety, fear and stress that millions do every single day but pretend like they know what the hell people are enduring. They may care, but posting a fucking cover song by John Lennon literally isn't doing jack shit to help the problem. Donate money, donate your time, but please don't make some stupid social media post about how much you care or act devastated because the majority of them live in mansions overlooking slums they sidestep every day. Fucks's sake.
Some of the problems can be sidestepped by having money, this is true. They aren't in danger of losing their homes, and probably aren't too worried about empty shelves either.
But money isn't going to buy your way out of being lonely, or cabin fever. A big house isn't going to keep you from the problems that come with complete isolation for extended periods, nor will it prevent you from getting claustrophobic after being forced to stay in one place for more than a week.
Sure, I'll grant you, I'd rather be cooped up in a mansion with a home cinema and a swimming pool just as much as anyone else. But to imply that money makes you immune to difficulties in mental health, especially because of times like these, is a conclusion I'm having a hard time seeing the logic to. Just because they have more money than you or I doesn't make them any less human. Yes, even the ones that do act entitled most of the time as well.
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Bruh, give me a 100 million dollars and I will show you how happy a person can be with material
I feel we're in this together, man. I hate to see you sad and alone while spending all that money on toys and luxuries. I will gladly step up and share this burden with you.
Methinks it’s perhaps an attempt at empathy, not actual suffering. As an example, Garth brooks owns a massive ranch, so social distancing for him is playing on 4-wheelers, hunting, horseback riding, etc.
Boohoo.
I just saw an interview with him yesterday - his hair and beard dyed an unrealistic dark color - as I was listening to him I thought to myself if he can be a musician anybody could be a musician.
No.
What it is showing us, is that during all the times they bitched about the paparazzi in the past, they actually liked it.
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When you have something, it's easy to say you don't need it. Take the money away from these celebs and watch them cry like the rest of us
Fuck you
I'd be so much happier with money and my own house.
No. People just listen to them more when they complain. I’m pretty fucking miserable in my little house.
Money doesn't make life happy, but makes it a bit easier
Money doesn't make you happy, but having none makes you suffer in most cases. I think poor people think more about the money they need than rich people
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