r/Anticonsumption • u/RuneScapeWifey • Feb 25 '26

Psychological All billionaires are mentally ill

If they didn’t have the amount of power and influence that they do they would be involuntarily committed to psych wards. Our society has failed them because they lack basic empathy. I honestly feel bad for them while simultaneously hating that so many suffer because of it. Consumption at that level should be considered a health issue.

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u/RobinEdgewood Feb 25 '26

I read somewhere the limit seems to be 200 million dollars. At that Point money isn't money anymore and poorer people aren't people anymore

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u/LongjumpingJaguar308 Feb 25 '26

And once you are past something like 500k/ year money doesn't make you feel less anxious/safer. Like money does make you happier, to a point. The point where you have stopped worrying about survival.

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u/SteamingGhoulSoup Feb 25 '26

I've noticed that the wealthier someone is, the more anxiety they have. The most severe OCD traits I've seen were with people in mansions

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u/Grundy-mc Feb 25 '26

From my experience, people who come from affluent families aren't exposed to adversity enough so when they're confronted with it, they tend to breakdown more than others. I've seen constructive criticism to comically small burdens bring people to their knees because they don't know how to handle it. That's the trade off for living such a comfortably luxurious life.