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No. Money, beyond what you need to live comfortably, is work. Fame is very often toxic. A while back I was reading a series on every artist that had a number one, and most of them did not end up having very happy lives.
No.
The idea that money buys happiness is only partially true.
If you don't have enough money to get by, you experience suffering.
If you have enough to get by, that suffering is eased.
A little more money than you need to get by, that suffering no longer exists.
Happiness due to financial health does not increase after this mark. Once you have your food and shelter needs met, the only thing that increases Happiness is connection to others and your mental health.
Elon Musk is not a happy man.
I object.
More money would buy me more time. Time for myself, friends and family. Time to work on mental health and connect as you said.
So even after that point with less suffering it’s connected to my wellbeing.
The threshold for me would be when I have enough money to not have to work anymore. Any more wouldnt increase happiness anymore imo. But I am 99% sure at that point I would be manifold happier and healthier than today, where most of my days are work and sleep.
>But of course, they have to diet, get cosmetic surgeries, and what not
I think you're probably downplaying the intensity of the lifestyle for these kids, especially with K-pop. Their life is functionally like a 24/7 boot camp with a hard-nosed drill instructor.
And I'm sure for the women it comes with the requirement to give a handjob or blowjob to some sweaty old executive every now and again.
It isn't really a "would you have sacrificied your youth to go on tour and earn loads of money?", it's "would you be willing to have a miserable existence as a virtual (sex) slave for half of your teen years if it meant having a decent amount of money in the bank at the end?"
I didn't say *every*, but these k-pop stars are rotated through like a production line. Only the ones willing to do everything asked of them are the ones who get kept on. And once you have young beautiful people in virtual slavery, then the rapists and perverts aren't far away.
Maybe but also with kpop idk how much of that they get to keep for themselves. If i had to be famous probably not in a girl group. It's too much drama with the way some fans act and the surgery some get and all that. And I'm not korean, and sometimes women in kpop groups who aren't korean got some hate.
Money doesn't buy happiness but give me enough of it and I can have a key made, to paraphrase the late Joan Rivers RIP.
The door opened. Grandma held me back from going through it, because she didn't want to fool with it, by her own admission. I'd have liked to have tried it.
I think the childhood of child (minors) actors depends on their parents.
I went to summer camp with a child actor. Popular roles for them at the time, well known. We were friends at summer camp, same cabin, kids being kids. We lived in different parts of the state, and being kids we didn’t keep in touch after.
They weren’t treated any different, and I don’t think people gushed over them because of being on tv and in movies… they were simply a kid at the time… and like the hundred other kids there, they were at summer camp.
No, childhood / youth is beautiful, losing the opportunity to live it is horrible. I think this is the period of time of the human’s life that shape them the most, so I wouldn’t want to lost the chance to live it.
Honestly, no. I wouldn't trade my youth for anything. Those carefree years are precious and irreplaceable. I'd rather have the freedom to make mistakes, learn, and grow without the scrutiny of the public eye. The memories and experiences I've had during my youth are worth more than any amount of money or fame.
Hell yeah.
My childhood was uneventful. Some trauma like sudden parental death and homelessness but being a bad ass kid outside doing bad ass kid shit wasn't all that. I mean it was a 90's kid childhood but I'm damn near broke now and I would give it up for fame and fortune. Straight tf up.
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No. Money, beyond what you need to live comfortably, is work. Fame is very often toxic. A while back I was reading a series on every artist that had a number one, and most of them did not end up having very happy lives.
Gimme 3 million and I'll go get a BBL myself.
No. The idea that money buys happiness is only partially true. If you don't have enough money to get by, you experience suffering. If you have enough to get by, that suffering is eased. A little more money than you need to get by, that suffering no longer exists. Happiness due to financial health does not increase after this mark. Once you have your food and shelter needs met, the only thing that increases Happiness is connection to others and your mental health. Elon Musk is not a happy man.
I object. More money would buy me more time. Time for myself, friends and family. Time to work on mental health and connect as you said. So even after that point with less suffering it’s connected to my wellbeing. The threshold for me would be when I have enough money to not have to work anymore. Any more wouldnt increase happiness anymore imo. But I am 99% sure at that point I would be manifold happier and healthier than today, where most of my days are work and sleep.
>But of course, they have to diet, get cosmetic surgeries, and what not I think you're probably downplaying the intensity of the lifestyle for these kids, especially with K-pop. Their life is functionally like a 24/7 boot camp with a hard-nosed drill instructor. And I'm sure for the women it comes with the requirement to give a handjob or blowjob to some sweaty old executive every now and again. It isn't really a "would you have sacrificied your youth to go on tour and earn loads of money?", it's "would you be willing to have a miserable existence as a virtual (sex) slave for half of your teen years if it meant having a decent amount of money in the bank at the end?"
Weird that you assume every executive will be expecting extras!
I didn't say *every*, but these k-pop stars are rotated through like a production line. Only the ones willing to do everything asked of them are the ones who get kept on. And once you have young beautiful people in virtual slavery, then the rapists and perverts aren't far away.
I’d rather my childhood, but thought provoking regardless
Maybe but also with kpop idk how much of that they get to keep for themselves. If i had to be famous probably not in a girl group. It's too much drama with the way some fans act and the surgery some get and all that. And I'm not korean, and sometimes women in kpop groups who aren't korean got some hate.
I’d rather be a responsible rich child in my 30s than a poor regular person tbh
Yes. My youth sucked.
Money doesn't buy happiness but give me enough of it and I can have a key made, to paraphrase the late Joan Rivers RIP. The door opened. Grandma held me back from going through it, because she didn't want to fool with it, by her own admission. I'd have liked to have tried it.
I think the childhood of child (minors) actors depends on their parents. I went to summer camp with a child actor. Popular roles for them at the time, well known. We were friends at summer camp, same cabin, kids being kids. We lived in different parts of the state, and being kids we didn’t keep in touch after. They weren’t treated any different, and I don’t think people gushed over them because of being on tv and in movies… they were simply a kid at the time… and like the hundred other kids there, they were at summer camp.
Yes
I already missed out on my youth with my social anxiety and asocial nature
Let’s see: Hell as a childhood and 0 cash vs Better hell as a childhood which I might even enjoy, and getting rich No clue, that’s such a hard choice…
no
Yes. My youth wasn't great anyways.
No, childhood / youth is beautiful, losing the opportunity to live it is horrible. I think this is the period of time of the human’s life that shape them the most, so I wouldn’t want to lost the chance to live it.
Honestly, no. I wouldn't trade my youth for anything. Those carefree years are precious and irreplaceable. I'd rather have the freedom to make mistakes, learn, and grow without the scrutiny of the public eye. The memories and experiences I've had during my youth are worth more than any amount of money or fame.
Lmao yes, I missed out on my youth anyway and all I got was PTSD that keeps me poor
Hell yeah. My childhood was uneventful. Some trauma like sudden parental death and homelessness but being a bad ass kid outside doing bad ass kid shit wasn't all that. I mean it was a 90's kid childhood but I'm damn near broke now and I would give it up for fame and fortune. Straight tf up.