On the other hand, people with money become the target of every charity, every entrepreneur, every solicitor with a sob story, and every scam artist attempting to carve off a piece of that. In addition they get assaulted by waves of paparazzi, star-struck groupies, and people wanting to be their special friend.
Naturally, purely out of self-defense, they try to shield themselves from this and are highly skeptical of any unsolicited charity pitches. That does not mean they don't have the same charitable impulses as anyone else. They just go about it differently, like going to charity $$$ per plate dinners, etc.
Absolutely. The insouciance shield of wealth, celebrity, power, or beauty. Like them, I, or anyone else we just want real friends and people acting straightforwardly.
I was inadvertently staying at a hotel in Century City that coincidentally hosted the Latin Grammys. There were gawkers and groupies galore acting like headless-chicken spazes. Meanwhile, I'm chilling, nursing a vodka gimlet, and trying to understand what's going on and why certain people are lionized.
This is in contrast to homeless people asking for a few dollars rather than wantrepreneurs asking for a million bucks for a 5% convertible pre-prototype.
Naturally, purely out of self-defense, they try to shield themselves from this and are highly skeptical of any unsolicited charity pitches. That does not mean they don't have the same charitable impulses as anyone else. They just go about it differently, like going to charity $$$ per plate dinners, etc.