If you could be rich and famous, would you?
By misc11
@misc11 (384)
United States
April 13, 2011 11:25am CST
If you could be yourself, just rich and famous, would you? I would not. I never want to be famous because I think it destroys your life. Celebrities have so many problems that I wouldn't want. I love being able to go to the grocery store in sweats and a hat and no one know who I am. I love being able to take vacations and meet people and they have no idea who I am. Being a celebrity and in the public eye takes so much away from you, it would not be worth it to me....no matter how rich I was.
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• Philippines
13 Apr 11
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• Philippines
13 Apr 11
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@jaiho2009 (39141)
• Philippines
13 Apr 11
Regarding your topic.
I want to be rich,maybe not famous.
Being rich is enough so that i can help out more people that i want to help with.
Anyway,there are rich and famous who are really helping and extending help to the needy and also providing support to charity institution.
So,if ever given a chance...yes...i would like to be rich and famous.
@Ladyslipper (1327)
• Philippines
13 May 11
Same with you Jaiho I just want to be rich and not famous as well. As much as possible I'd want to have a low profile not just for me but most especially for my family. I'd want to be able to live like a normal person. I'd still want to go in public without everyone knowing me and without cameras flashing. I'd want to have a very private life.
I'd want to be rich but just enough for me and my family to have a good life and the rest I'd want to go into charity especially for abused women, children and also for the elderly.
@daeckardt (6237)
• United States
16 Apr 11
I don't think I would want to be rich and famous. I like having anonymity when I go places and although I would like people to know about the good things I have done, I don't need to be famous for that. I can share the small things with people who are important to me. I think if I were rich that I would have to find a way to give it all away because wealth makes people unhappy from what I have seen. This may not be totally true, but I haven't seen many truly happy wealthy people.
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
15 Apr 11
I've always wanted a simple life and God gave this to me. Being rich and famous is the desire of many and I believe those who were able to attain it are enjoying it but there is always a price to pay for popularity and wealth. I believe that kind of life is not for me because I was born simple and very private.
@millertime (1394)
• United States
14 Apr 11
I always wanted to be rich but never wanted to be famous. I agree that it would destroy one's life and I would want no part of it. Some people revel in it I guess but not me. It seems like some celebrities want it until they get it and then they get tired of being famous. They only want it on their terms but the problem is, you can't really turn it off. Once you are that famous, it's too late. You are a public figure from then on. I would rather be quietly, anonymously rich.
@titchy1231 (732)
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14 Apr 11
if i got left alone and was able to live like a normal person then maybe, plus the money would be nice. i know they sa money doesnt bring happiness, which i agree with but it would be nice to be able to have what i want and not have to worry.
@balatero_rizia (9)
• Philippines
14 Apr 11
hmmm... at present, i'd lie if i said i don't want to be rich and famous. I mean the world- most parts of it like Asia where I am, is suffering financially due to corruption or merely natural disasters like what happened to Japan. In our society today, having lots of money is the goal of all people even those who are already rich. but honestly, i want to be rich because there are just so many people in my country or specifically my city that is experiecing the worst effects of poverty. i mean i wouldn't mind giving some of my money... hehe! hmmm... being famous...my reason for wanting to be famous would be i would want to influence other people on some aspects of our society like lifestyle and habits that are negative to our lives... i mean being a nurse and naive, i really would want to be a part of a change. haha! i gues yea, i'd have no probs on being famous and rich... but i also have no problems on just living a happy contented life and making most out of what I have and what i am.=)
@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
13 Apr 11
I am an artist and I have had exhibitions. I didn't really enjoy being the center of attention, I am a shy person and I don't feel comfortable in a situation where I get lots of attention. I don't think that I would enjoy a life where I was famous and where people recognized me on the street etc. When I travel or walk around in my local area I like to be anonymous, I don't think that I would be able to relax if everyone knew who I was. It would also be harder to know if people were my real friends or if they just wanted to be my friend because I was rich and famous.
@zhuxiaoling (45)
• China
14 Apr 11
I don't like to become a public figure,no privacy,the dog will dig your little son things to report.
@mandylee (267)
• China
14 Apr 11
I don't agree with you.if i have the chance to be famous,i will.Famous can bring me a lot!i can get rich ,reputation........and so on,i can travel around the world in order to work,this is my dream!Maybe i would afford more press than
common person,but i think it worth to
@chocl8starfish (113)
• Philippines
14 Apr 11
I just want to be rich, famous? not so much. As long as I can buy whatever I want in life, then I'm good with that.
@fedeborgo (104)
• Argentina
13 Apr 11
i would not... i dont like to be famous i prefer to be discret...
@Monkeyrose (2840)
• Canada
13 Apr 11
You are right.There are a lot of downsides to being rich and famous... well mostly the famous part. You have no privacy as a celebrity.
However I would still be rich and famous if I had the chance. I would use the money to go to school for enviromental science and learn about renewable resources. I would then invest the money in green companies.
I would use my fame to advocate for enviromental groups and human rights groups. If I was rich and famous I would want to use it to make the world a better place.
@mensab (4200)
• Philippines
13 Apr 11
i think you blur the private and public side of every person. even the rich and famous people have their private side of their lives. not everything about them is open to the public eye. they still retain their own lives, and separate the public from the private. however, the media has fed the public of the interesting parts of the rich and famous' lives. this captivated the interest of the public to the lives of these people. if i were rich and famous, i would retain my privacy.
@dodo19 (47317)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
13 Apr 11
I don't think that I would want to be famous. Rich?? Sure, I don't think that I would mind that at all. It's more being famous that I don't really want. I don't really want to have people always around and always being into my personal life. I like being able to have a little bit of privacy.
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
13 Apr 11
Being rich and famous ight be great for a while. sooner or later reality would have to set in and the private life of a celebrity would be no more. i don't know that I would enjoy life under a microscope so much.