No! That would be too much drudgery, trying to keep people from taking the money and the upkeep on the digs would be very stressful and unpleasant. I have way too many telemarketers harassing day and night. I certainly don't need more people trying to sell me things and scamming and stealing. All those false friends popping out of the woodwork to mooch off of me. Ugh! Just more trouble than it's worth. I can't think of anything I don't already have or would want that having a lot of money would provide for me.
I could hire people to deal with people who annoy me but then I would have to spend all my time bossing them around. I would be much happier if I simply had the income streams that I already earned back from the criminals who stole them from me. That would be plenty for me to live the simple lifestyle I love. And I'd like my health back but adequate healthcare is nonexistant at any price. I'd also like to have back some of the other good things in life that don't exist anymore, like my favorite TV shows and menu selections and reliable vehicles and quality products and services and my special cat Zachary, etc.
That stuff really doesnt happen, to be honest. I mean, I'm sure there are some cases where it does, but... for the most part, nobody actually tries to sell you more stuff based on how much you have. I mean, firstly, how would they know? Someone trying to sell you something would be trying to sell anyone something, really. It's just what they do. It's part of the job.
It's the same with false friends. The thing about friendship is that it's either real, or fake, from the very beginning. A friend who turned out later to not be one, would eventually do the same even if you didnt have the wealth. A true friend remains one regardless. I have very few friends, but that's because I dont accept those silly "fake" friendships that so many people get into (I seriously dont understand why many do that). The most anyone ever asks me for is a car ride to wherever, and that's because for the longest time, my closest friend just plain didnt have a car (couldnt drive) and needed rides to work, and if his family wasnt around at the time, that meant me doing it. And he knows I have the free time. But I had zero problem with that. And now he DOES finally have his own car. And I dont exactly hide my living situation from friends. They've seen the house and they know what it means. But to them, it isnt important. That's what real friendship is, after all. The trick of course is finding friends like that. Which has nothing at all to do with money. This is another thing that so many dont seem to realize.
Now as for upkeep, well... here's the thing about wealth of any level: Just because you have it, doesnt mean you need a house the size of Texas. It really doesnt. If you dont have a practical use for all that space... why get it? I think some people do it as a status symbol, simple as that, but dont realize the work that will later go into it. While others really can find a use even for massive amounts of space. Making good practical decisions based on your own unique situation is important no matter how much you have... it's just that alot of people dont.
As for telemarketers specifically... that one confuses me a bit. Dont pretty much all phones have caller ID now? If that's the case, just looking at the phone display tells you when it's a stupid call like that, right? Or is this function not as common as I think it is? I honestly dont like phones much so I absolutely could be wrong on that one. Though it also seems like telemarketers have gotten less common, probably because of the ID thing (it's gotta hurt their business, after all). We hardly ever get calls from them here.
That all being said, your way of looking at things is admirable. At least in my opinion. And you're right about things like TV shows or whatever just outright becoming inaccessible. Too many things are like that, and nothing you can do brings them back. And then they get replaced by something craptastic... but that's a whole other rant, eh? A long one. Which is also a depressing rant indeed.
