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How many million US dollars do you feel you could have before it becomes detrimental to your well being? (hexbear.net)
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I heard when you're rich enough, everyone wants you for your money. I read wealth can literally change your brain too. (Not posting the article because it was basically an ad for one of the most expensive mental hospitals in the world, and I didn't finish reading it.)

I'm mostly asking this for your judgements and reasoning of how rich our favorite treat-producing celebrities can be before you personally feel they're no longer good people... I'm not sure what I mean by the word "good." At some point they're the CEO of their own empire, right? When does the addiction to being a liberal defending right wing abuse eventually become part of the riches?

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[–] Breath_Of_The_Snake@hexbear.net 14 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

There is no amount of money that could corrupt me or make me unhappy. Maybe I’m just built different. There are so many projects for the greater good I wish I had the resources to enact…