would you rather be rich or....

[James3shin]

If you had the choice of being:

1. Rich (billionaire level), respected, loved by all over the world, but with no close friends and family. Think Bruce Wayne or Kobe Bryant.

or

2. A mediocre nobody, middle class cash flow, but with some close friends and family. Think of a typical regular Joe.

which would you chose?

 

[Farang]

This isn't even a choice.. mediocre.

 

[James3shin]

Oh it most certainly is. I have not voted yet, and as you can see someone would trade family/friends for other non-material things.

 

[ChAoTiCpInOy]

I will be rich with friends and that's all I need.

 

[skim milk]

rich with family, that's all I need

no friends needed

 

[coldmeat]

Just some friends and family?

 

[jamesave]

No matter what, rich person will always have friends.

 

[her209]

Rich. I wouldn't trust anyone anyways.

 

[her209]

Originally posted by: jamesave
No matter what, rich person will always have friends.

ala Eliot Spitzer

 

[Q]

Originally posted by: jamesave
No matter what, rich person will always have friends.

This is true

 

[James3shin]

Originally posted by: Quintox

Originally posted by: jamesave
No matter what, rich person will always have friends.

This is true

I'll say it is the half-truth. To me, the definition of friendship is ambiguous. What you may consider a buddy, I may consider as nothing more than a business acquaintance and such.

 

[amdhunter]

I'd enjoy being filfthy rich and hated by everyone.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Rich with lots of ho's!

 

[JEDI]

Originally posted by: James3shin
If you had the choice of being:

1. Rich, respected, loved by all over the world, but with no close friends and family

or

2. A mediocre nobody, middle class cash flow, but with some close friends and family

which would you chose?

$ -> Been there done that

look at britney spears b4 she got married.

$ is over rated

 

[Skunkwourk]

#2, since I assume #1 means no wife, and no option to start a family of your own

 

[James3shin]

Originally posted by: m0mentary
I assume #1 means no wife, and no option to start a family of your own

Yup

 

[James3shin]

Originally posted by: JEDI

Originally posted by: James3shin
If you had the choice of being:

1. Rich, respected, loved by all over the world, but with no close friends and family

or

2. A mediocre nobody, middle class cash flow, but with some close friends and family

which would you chose?

$ -> Been there done that

look at britney spears b4 she got married.

$ is over rated

I wouldn't say Britney is loved by all over the world. She's not a philanthropist, hero, or role-model. Bruce Wayne is a better example

 

[gotsmack]

#1 - no doubt in my mind. My greatest desire is to make enough money to get my B school named after me and then set up a mega foundation to fund lots of research in Organization Theory.

 

[Baked]

Originally posted by: amdhunter
I'd enjoy being filfthy rich and hated by everyone.

 

[Jeff7]

I have no real frame of reference for what it's like to be "rich, respected, and loved by all around the world," so I can't really make an accurate comparison.

 

[ultimatebob]

Originally posted by: Jeff7
I have no real frame of reference for what it's like to be "rich, respected, and loved by all around the world," so I can't really make an accurate comparison.

Hmm... Bruce Wayne, perhaps?

 

[James3shin]

Originally posted by: Jeff7
I have no real frame of reference for what it's like to be "rich, respected, and loved by all around the world," so I can't really make an accurate comparison.

Think Kobe Bryant (hahah ) or once again, Bruce Wayne. x2

 

[Dirigible]

Originally posted by: James3shin

Originally posted by: m0mentary
I assume #1 means no wife, and no option to start a family of your own

Yup

I'm not buying your premise.

If you're rich and loved by everyone, it'd be easy to make close friends and get a wife. Not being able to have biological kids is one thing, but you can adopt. Bam: friends, family, money, universally loved. Awesome.

So I'd choose #1, 'cause I think you could easily get everything the #2 option has plus be rich 'n' popular.

 

[oogabooga]

could we get ball park numbers?

I'd choose the family/middle class, i'm just curious how much i'm giving up

 

[James3shin]

Originally posted by: oogabooga
could we get ball park numbers?

I'd choose the family/middle class, i'm just curious how much i'm giving up

Welcome to the Billionaire club? I have to use billionaire after introducing Bruce Wayne as a reference.