You know how attractive people have some peculiar problems – which most of the population do not have? Well, rich people problems are the same – they have the sort of problems that most of us don’t have: you know the problems of plenty. So while most of us have problems of paying bills on time, being unable to afford a home or a car or just hold down a job in these difficult times, rich people problems are different:
We also complain. But we complain about very different things. We may complain about a leaking tap; they may complain about a leaking luxury yacht.
…Isn't a dog’s life. In fact when one is rich, their dog’s life is a lot better than most people on the planet.
Sure, rich people have problems. Just very different problems from the rest of us.
Sure the COVID 19 pandemic has been real for all of us. It’s just that quarantine was easier for some than for others.
True money cannot buy happiness, but then neither does poverty. And money can in fact buy most other things.
Poor people want to do rich people things, obviously. Sometimes it is also the other way around - but only for a change, obviously.
Sure, that’s the only difference…. And the fact that the ‘stuff’ is very valuable and that other people do the dusting.
The problems are similar in some ways but also very different. Sure rich people’s cars can get stuck and they can run out of toilet paper – but those problems are quickly resolved.
This is a real problem. Privileged people are rarely aware of their privilege. They think they are where they are because of ‘merit’; because they deserve their wealth and privilege. Most are oblivious to the advantages that heredity, social capital and networks give them.
One could argue that in the end, all our problems end the same way; rich or poor. Some would say how you live your life is more important than your nett worth.
I think most would say that they would rather have rich people problems than poor people problems. They don’t have the biggest problem of all – poverty.
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