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I wonder how much of that "money can't buy happiness" thing that many famous actors and musicians go on about is really about how their specific industries suck. Like, Hollywood seems super toxic, and between all the drugs and the extensive touring, the rockstar life doesn't really look so hot, either. And most of them are still basically employees, even if they're a thousand times richer than the avergage joe. I wonder if the actual owners of all the film studios and record labels are miserable, too?
I always suspect it must be, for some people, at some times, difficult to form relationships when you and everyone you work with has to fake emotions for a living.
I think it's that once you're wealthy enough to spend all your time doing whatever you want firstly you probably broke your brain and soul to get there and secondly you probably are just going to burn out on pleasure.
Like, I love me some cheap and easy pleasures. I've enjoyed orgies and I've drank my way into nights where all I remember is that I had fun. But simple pleasures and nice things are enhancements to a happy life. You need more which may ironically mean pursuing the middle way, or it may just mean learning to cherish a simple night in with a loved one.
Sounds like it doesn't really apply to people who enjoy hereditary wealth, which is actually most of the really rich people. Of course, it's possible that the same issue applies at the family level - in order to become and stay a wealthy family, you might need to be fucked up in some ways.