So there are wealthy people who are not perfect and have "issues." Is that really a surprise?<p>What's most disturbing about this article is not that the author fails to reflect on her own moral shortcoming (she did after all choose to violate the privacy of her clients), but that she comes to poorly justified conclusions. The worst: she makes the implied argument that there was a causal relationship between wealth and her client's issues.<p>Mental illness afflicts both the rich and the poor, and there are plenty of generally unhappy people in all walks of life. That someone would come to shun wealth out of a mistaken belief that it always leads to a sad, empty existence is disappointing, and I can't help but wonder if the author found exactly what she was looking for when she decided to "snoop."
I took exception to the opening line: <i>Your housekeeper spies on you</i><p>Maybe that one did, but that only reflects on her. My wife had a housecleaning business for a few years. She simply didn't have <i>time</i> to snoop on anyone. She specialized in cleaning houses in upscale neighborhoods (go where the money is!) and they were large and time consuming. She typically had just enough time to finish in the time she estimated, and then it was often a drive across town to the next house.<p>Guess it's different if you're working for someone else.
I think the real point should be that money isn't everything. Some people have <i>dozens of friends and the fun never ends, as long as they're buying.</i> We all have problems. If you can have a good life AND money, yay! If you can have a good life OR money, take the good life. Money alone won't get you a good life.<p>I wish these types of discussions were more nuanced. They usually aren't though.
I was reminded of the take on the line...<i>‘The very rich are different from you and me.’ And how some one had said to Scott, Yes, they have more money</i>. > <a href="http://www.quotecounterquote.com/2009/11/rich-are-different-famous-quote.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.quotecounterquote.com/2009/11/rich-are-different-...</a>
This makes me wonder what crazy stories my cleaners have dreamed up about me. I mean, I have allergy meds in the bathroom and sometimes I have a big party before cleaning day, so there are a lot of dirty dishes and food containers. I also have a safe with about $400 in it, but I suppose in someone's imagination it could be <i>anything</i> in there!