RIP Robin Williams

[Davetello]

Originally Posted by Leo656

On the flip side, I guess it's just like how poor people can't imagine anyone who was rich or famous as being depressed or suicidal, because from that frame of reference, if you're rich and famous "You officially have no problems". I'm guilty of making that kind of statement, I confess. It's not true, though; people at all ends of the spectrum end up depressed, and there's no amount of money that can make that go away.

Something which perplexes me is when people say that athletes shouldn't be depressed because of the money they earn. I find it utterly laughable. Sure, some of these people are pretty spoiled by the money they have, but that doesn't mean they don't have the same feelings everyone else does. Having lots of money doesn't change someone psychologically (at least not to any significant extent), and I really question if anyone who thinks so has any basic grasp of what the real world is like.

"The fans give him dogs abuse in the stadium, but he can handle it, he's on 100k a week ffs!". As if earning a fortune somehow makes it easier to be humiliated by 60000 people in front of an international television audience.

These people simply show how materialistic they are - they believe that money is the be-all-and-end-all of happiness, which is one of the biggest myths in our society.