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To wonder where billionaires find joy...?

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BlackBean2023 · 02/09/2024 07:36

I find joy in so many little things - a clean kitchen, a takeaway every fortnight, a new candle, drinks with my friends... but when these things become the norm surely the spark of joy that comes with them also goes.

I wonder how billionaires, who have a spotless- well managed home(s), private chefs, Jo malone candles galore... find their little bits of joy when their every day life is most people's fantasy.

Anyway, IABU for being up this early on a Monday when I don't have work today. A billionaire would never...

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betterangels · 02/09/2024 11:17

They're not a different species. Cowell seems to be much happier after he had a child and a longterm partner. He seems to adore dogs. For example. He's not a billionaire. Nonetheless.

If I had money, I'd find joy in not worrying about bills. But that's me.

TreadSoftlyOnMyDreams · 02/09/2024 13:28

Don't know if he's billionaire status but judging by David Beckham's instagram feed he seems to find joy in planting a rose, cleaning his kitchen, pottering around with the chickens, kicking a ball about with kids/friends and having a perfectly arranged wardrobe. Mostly he seems to find joy in his family.

So not terribly different to the rest of us though I don't get much joy personally from scrubbing my kitchen.

TheOccupier · 02/09/2024 21:57

Shakeoffyourchains · 02/09/2024 08:55

I think they get joy in manipulating and exploiting the rest of us tbh.

It's the only way to explain the fact that, in the last decade, not only has total wealth held by billionaires in the UK has risen from £236bn to £664bn, but the number of normal people working to defend them from tax increases has also seemingly risen.

Nah. They don't think about you at all.

DodoTired · 03/09/2024 14:43

I mean, everyone knows that the late Queen loved walks in nature, her dogs and horses 🤷‍♀️ she wasn’t a billionaire but really rich, and yet

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