Born into Money
If money was never an obstacle in how you conducted your life, what kind of person would you be?
More importantly, for those people where this is actually their reality, Why don't they give a shit about those who don't have that opportunity?
I had an insight into this tonight as a close friend of mine dropped by. She was just visiting Vegas on the tab of a man who tried to pick her up there a year ago when she was there for a dental conference. This man is the son of some top dog defence lawyer from L.A. In the four days she had visited, he had dropped over 10 g's just wining and dining or thrill seeking as she called it.
I asked her what they talked about, and she said "Talked about what we were doing". Mainly I was interested in the substance of the conversation as she is a girl who grew up on Vancouver Island and he is some rich kid who party's on Daddy's tab 24/7 or when he is not "earning" his MBA.
Well, I'd have to say that I learned something I will never forget from asking that question. See, I don't hang with anyone who makes over 30 g's annually, so for me it is a subject I am totally ignorant on, trying to relate to anyone who is rolling in dough while I am just trying to figure out how to manipulate the system.
Anyway, the insight I recieved was priceless, I believe if the anti-capitalist movement is ever going to gain momentum.
It would seem that people with loads of money in all sense of the word live in the present. They can grasp the moment like a baby to breast, because everything they need is right there. If they run out of conversation, you just drop some money to instigate a thrill. I guess it would be like a constant orgasm, stimulation all the time. How distracting from the world would that be. You really would be outside of the events of the world, since any time you didn't like what was going on, it would be so easy for you to distract yourself. The masses use television, movies, hotdogs, chips, chocolate, weed, sex, alcohol..... you name it. What is your vice?
But if you could have it all or anything, the poison would overwhelm.
AND TONIGHT I CAN HONESTLY BE GRATEFUL FOR MY INSECURE FINANCIAL SITUATION. TONIGHT I CAN REST ON THE FACT THAT I HAVE TO LOOK BEYOND WHAT MONEY CAN BUY TO FIND MEANING INTO THIS CHAOTIC INJUSTICE WE CALL LIFE.
*sip* sparkling white wine..........sugary bubbly goodness.
More importantly, for those people where this is actually their reality, Why don't they give a shit about those who don't have that opportunity?
I had an insight into this tonight as a close friend of mine dropped by. She was just visiting Vegas on the tab of a man who tried to pick her up there a year ago when she was there for a dental conference. This man is the son of some top dog defence lawyer from L.A. In the four days she had visited, he had dropped over 10 g's just wining and dining or thrill seeking as she called it.
I asked her what they talked about, and she said "Talked about what we were doing". Mainly I was interested in the substance of the conversation as she is a girl who grew up on Vancouver Island and he is some rich kid who party's on Daddy's tab 24/7 or when he is not "earning" his MBA.
Well, I'd have to say that I learned something I will never forget from asking that question. See, I don't hang with anyone who makes over 30 g's annually, so for me it is a subject I am totally ignorant on, trying to relate to anyone who is rolling in dough while I am just trying to figure out how to manipulate the system.
Anyway, the insight I recieved was priceless, I believe if the anti-capitalist movement is ever going to gain momentum.
It would seem that people with loads of money in all sense of the word live in the present. They can grasp the moment like a baby to breast, because everything they need is right there. If they run out of conversation, you just drop some money to instigate a thrill. I guess it would be like a constant orgasm, stimulation all the time. How distracting from the world would that be. You really would be outside of the events of the world, since any time you didn't like what was going on, it would be so easy for you to distract yourself. The masses use television, movies, hotdogs, chips, chocolate, weed, sex, alcohol..... you name it. What is your vice?
But if you could have it all or anything, the poison would overwhelm.
AND TONIGHT I CAN HONESTLY BE GRATEFUL FOR MY INSECURE FINANCIAL SITUATION. TONIGHT I CAN REST ON THE FACT THAT I HAVE TO LOOK BEYOND WHAT MONEY CAN BUY TO FIND MEANING INTO THIS CHAOTIC INJUSTICE WE CALL LIFE.
*sip* sparkling white wine..........sugary bubbly goodness.
posted by Sherese at 1:10 AM
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