As long as you have enough to get by you can have this freedom. Having tons of money doesn't mean no money worries. It's all a mind game. Master the mind, you have it all.
Yes we know "money can't buy happiness" blah blah. Truth is when you live in debt and struggle to make ends meet, you live everyday hoping you don't blow a tire or crack a windshield because it'll set you back a week. Then you need food and gas and general living expenses that seem to rise every single day. Nevermind if you fall ill or need a surgery, then your life is really over. Vacation? Wtf is a vacation... your sanity becomes harder to hold onto than money. Even pursuing most passions on the side involve money. Everything sounds great talking but it's just not how it works. Just like money creates money... debt creates more debt.
@@BLTspace sounds a bit like the guy is biting off more than he can chew, how about using public transportation instead of a car when you're going through hardship?
Remember people, these guys in the video made money from a passion of theirs. They didn't make their money pursuing money. It's a very different ideology.
You don't think that for every endeavor that Joe has been a part of, he hasn't fought REALLY hard for the best contract he could get ? Doug Stanhope talks about the time he and Rogan did the "Man Show" as a "turd"... a turd that he admits that they got paid a shit-ton of cash to do. That wasn't a "passion" for either of them. It was a payday. Trust me, that was PURELY pursuing money. "Remember people..." - pretentious twat.
Yes, but you pursue your passion when youre young. But after 30, most people want to make money off of whatever it is they do. Even artists. Most actors, comedians and musicians experiment when they are younger, but when they start getting older, they take jobs for big bucks even if they dont like them. They make radio-friendly hits, take acting gigs in Transformers, or big comic-book movies, do stupid sit-coms, or in Joes case - host friggin Fear Factor. Im sure that was a true passion for Joe. Such is life. We all reach a certain skill level at something and have a chance to make money off of it - If you didnt follow your passions in your 20s and you have a chance to make big bucks in a job that you never cared about in your 30s, normal response of 99 percent of sensible adults is that they keep doing the job. Just like those with passion jobs start doing things they dont care about just for money. The principle is the same - money becomes the important thing. Im a lawyer for example. I dont particularly like the job, never did. It is often tedious and boring. But it is also worthwhile and it keeps my mind sharp. And now after years of doing it, in my 30s and with a lot of bills to pay, Im now at a point where good money is starting to come my way. Just like those celebs who take big paycheck movies, or other gigs. So Im supposed to quit now to chase some dream from my childhood, when I know Im never going to be able to make this much money chasing that dream? And when I know those who did chase that dream are also doing shit they dont like just for money? Sorry, but fck that. After a certain age, we all want money, no matter how we get them. Those who are lucky and get them by doing something they originally loved, or do love - great. The rest of us have to make them doing something we dont really like, but such is life.
Again if your wealth and pursuit of it clouds your judgement then GTFO of here and learn something about bad times and good times as money and fame are superficial and fake as then once it leaves you your left with you and yourself as you become yesterday's news.
I think what is called poor tho isn't necessarily..ppl who eat everyday and have shelter and even a car consider themselves poor. As I age I think is absolutely ridiculous, even for ppl who live in the projects and trailer parks.
There's a lot of people in the comments missing the point of the video. They're not saying money is bad, or that they wish they were broke. They acknowledged that money can protect you. Their point is that the pursuit of money above all else i.e. greed is a terrible thing that can ruin lives.
Says a guy who did Fear Factor just for money. How is that different from most of us who keep doing jobs we dont like just because we gained some skill and because of that, the job now pays really well? Joe also accepted jobs he didnt like just for money and we all do that as we get older. So if somebody wants to be financially set and does a job that pays him Great money and that person is happy with it, wheres the problem? Its just like Joe hosting Fear Factor. It doesnt mean we all tear our hair out, just because we dont love the job. Its just a friggin job after a certain point, who cares?
PiCheZvara whats your point? He's not saying that doing any work that isnt your passion is bad. He not saying that hes never done a job he wasn't passionate about for the $. All he saying is that it can be bad when accumulating wealth is your only goal. It lends itself to greed which is never a good thing
So the plumbers, mechanics, carpenters, electricians, truck drivers, etc. Their all working 60 hour work weeks because it is their passion? Or doing it for the money?
PiCheZvara it's not "just a job". It's half your life. If it's not what you want to be doing with your life, you will be miserable. Stop making excuses for not trying
I know a millionaire who was like this, then lost near everything learned his lesson and is a millionaire again but is a humble, philothranpopic guy and you would never even know he is one, serves his community, town and church through his philanthropic contributions.
I think the pitfalls of wealth can be real, however I believe the real problems of wealth would be menial to common people. Struggling to pay for food, heat, and shelter are real struggles in the everyday life of 80 percent of people.
Joe rogan is rich just because you watching and listening to his podcast might create an illusion that he is an average person but in reality he is a rich man...
I love that people who are well off & comfortable always have this outlook, lol. Have you ever been dirt poor, to the point your next meal isn't certain?
Johnny Mnemonic - "money doesn't change people, it exposes them." Put in the work to improve your life in some other way. Get yourself in shape and teach other people how to as well. Not having a sense of purpose in life is why people end up depressed. Don't be one of those people..
I think the outlook assumes you have your needs taken care of. I mean obviously a person who can’t afford to eat is not as happy as someone who can. I believe they’re talking about excess money here. Disposable income.
Says a guy with a net worth of over 20 million. People with money always act as if it was not important, when it is actually the big amount of money they have that enables them to live a life where money is not a factor.
@Sahara I love joe, but i'll also add that it was a different time when he was coming up and poor. Ppl could afford a shitty little apartment waiting tables... or something of that nature while grinding their passion. Good luck with that shit today.
They act as if it is not important because they still haven’t found happiness and are still looking for that next big thing that will make them happy. Imagine having no stress and doing whatever you like whenever you like but still feeling empty and sad as if you’re missing something. You will probably start feeling like there’s nothing worth living for, must be why a lot of rich people commit suicide
Wealth provides safety, health, happiness (according to current economic and psychological research), much lower rates of divorce, much higher rates of higher education, home ownership, the ability to travel... should I go on? And unless you're straight up lucky there's no way to accumulate wealth without pursuing it. I think Joe and Shirley are just complaining because they thought that becoming rich would solve ALL of their problems and they're too daft to realize that it only solved MOST of their problems.
what research shows that wealth provides happiness? Only after a certain point. Enough to not stress about bills and where your next meal is coming from. After removing those stressers money makes no difference.
Sam B Put in the work to improve your life in some other way. Get yourself in shape and teach other people how to as well. Not having a sense of purpose in life is why people end up depressed. Don't be one of those people..
Financial freedom is what it is about!... covering one’s living costs with passive income is my aim... so I become ‘time rich’ and can spend my time doing anything I want
This is one of the reasons people have stopped following Joe Rogan. He's been rich for 25 years. Twenty-five years! He was in the main cast of the reasonably successful tv show NewsRadio starting in 1995 for five years while also being an UFC commentator since 1997. H was making bank. Then he became the host of Fear Factor in 2001 when he really started raking in the cash. He has forgotten ordinary people's struggles.
Joe Arvallo - Put in the work to improve your life in some other way. Get yourself in shape and teach other people how to as well. Not having a sense of purpose in life is why people end up depressed. Don't be one of those people..
A tremendous amount of things are hollow: money, fame, recognition, admiration, attractiveness, success and having a dream job for starters. I know it’s super cliché to say but the only thing that feels fulfilling at long term is having the certitude that you’re making God proud at helping others.
Its always fun to listen to rich successful people talk about how money doesn't make you happy. They're equivicating any amount of wealth with sociopath millionaires and billionaires. Its been statistically proven that people who make less than 75,000/yr are less happy because of financial stress.
the pursuit to improve the quality and standard of your life is the greatest attribute that humans have.... we should celebrate this.... self interest is not greed.... if you acquire your wealth from people voluntarily giving it to you, there is nothing wrong with it.
Money buys you a lot of things, but, first and foremost, it buys security. Financial security means less stress, less stress means a longer life. That is how it should be - but when you over-do it then you end up with obscene amounts of money, which require obscene amounts of stress to aquire. This kinda ruins the common sense formula of what wealth is about, right? Everyone thinks "oh man, what if I had 30 milliond dollars .... to spend". This is not how these extreme rich people approach money at all. It's all about acquisition. Greed. Greed is good in that it makes you productive, efficient, etc. but it has to have goals. When you get stuck on the acquisitioning part of it all you can go in circles for the rest of your life. But look - these people are happy. They see the world through finance, and they can make the world do literally anything for them because of their money - so they have a world view that WORKS. And that they are good at. This is not the same as happiness, but it can provide a deep sense of satisfaction. Video games gets slammed because they are "addictive" in that, every time you earn something there's a little satisfying noise, a symbol with a big, fat PLUS sign in front of it. And you want to keep playing that game, because you can see immidate results. Having a lot of money must be like that, but orders of magnitude more real and more satisfying. Because then you get up, walk out of the office, and go eat a burger that costs 200$ and it feels good to have luxury. Imagine if the world was like you expected, you knew how all the buttons worked, and how you had to push them. Like your crazy conspiracy theories - only real, and you get that smug "I know how the world REALLY works" feeling every time you look out the window and you see ordinary people go to their ordinary, tedious 9-5 jobs. Usually, this burns itself out by the third generation, right? You can't raise people in an environment of luxury and wealth and expect them to have that same kind of drive for the numbers game. Except if you're that good at numbers, and rich, because you have the genetic makings of a psychopath, or you're on the spectrum - but you know what I mean. The only way you can make sure, then, that your offspring is taken care off 3 generations down the line is to leave them such an obscene amount of money that they can try their hand at business and fail all throughout their lives and still have enough left over for 4 cushy lifetimes. And then it just becomes a game of "what can I do with this money in this life", and "how much can I possibly get", and "for how long can I make safe the future of my offspring".
Jeremy Adams have any proof for that unlikely justification of yours? Inspiration is at the heart of it, not fear. Fear paralyzes you. Inspiration pushes you forward, makes you creative and boosts intelligence. Rich people are the most courageous people.
Harder than you think. Even if you had a bunch of coke to sell you more than likely wouldn’t be able to get rid of it cuz you don’t have the connections and you would just end up getting robbed of it
The key question is *how* are you getting and spending your wealth? If you're working hard, providing value (products/services) and/or jobs to people, then turn around and invest or donate, I can see that giving you a sense of purpose and fulfillment of your moral obligations. If you're just born into wealth and not spending it to help others (and I mean freely, being taxed out of your wealth won't do it), you're probably going to sense that void in your life sooner or later.
I grew up in the middle class in Miami, I started a city job at the age of 19, did that for 10 years, I had a quarter life crisis and its been nothing but a struggle. From job to job, hotels, restaurants, Lyft, Uber, doordash and everything else I've tried has turned into a failure, I've been homeless now 5 times in the last 5 years, I would have never thought growing up in this country that I would end up at 40 years old, living with my youngest sister and her mom, because now my family is destroyed over this materialistic society, it's truthfully such an evil world that revolves around making money and that's all everyone cares about, because having more than the next person feels better. History repeats it's self over and over, humans are the most evil living thing on this planet and no human created the world. Yet this man made system of money gives a humans the power to think the more they have, then the more they own. When does God come into the picture and humble the Rich?
I think sometimes the hollow feeling of pursuing wealth is having to make sacrifices which can be anywhere from having to disconnect with friends family or relationships because they do not have the same goals or because they are a distraction to you achieving that dream you have to make a choice that’s why there’s there’s that saying that it’s lonely at the top of course there are different set of circumstances for everyone depending on your profession but at least those where my thoughts on it 🤷🏻♂️
My my my, these two must have the most amazing of lives to even dare say the freedom money gives you is hollow. We live in very very very different worlds.
+Gucci McCounterpoint ...brother... read my response to Joe so you can understand. Joe right and everyone else who attempts to LIFT people's mindset are correct too. You and I come lands who had good and bad Kings. The correct thought process...the mature statement should be " Think like a king.. a just King...a fair MINDED King as you LEAD your household and LIFT up your brothers and sisters. (wht, blk, and brn). Be a humble King MINDED warrior like King Leonidas from 300 movie depiction. The devil has used mankind against themselves and ruin many cultures that were THRIVING in peace. The devil doesn't like GOD creation...mankind.. humans...so "IT" whispers to weak minds to cause chaos, division, promotion of hate, self infliction, confusion etc....anything that's anti progress. I'm not mad at you... I just saw your comment and saw an opportunity to BUILD but it depends on how you receive my mature reply. I wish you well.
Blacks have a different definition of king. Here is one from the Urban dictionary "An individual who has mastered their inner self and in doing so influences the world around them, instead of being influenced by it."
Why did I have to scroll so far down to find a comment like this? I'm starting to realize this podcast isn't for people that look like me, because I felt extremely insulted by Joe Rogan in this clip.
My Muse African Americans do not use that statement of “We Were Kings” of mastering their inner selves. They use it to infer that they were majestic and the things some of them have to go through was beneath them. When In fact every nationality had Kings and Queens. So in the end it’s a hollow statement because they weren’t the only ones who were ever royalty. We were kings!!!! So what? Every other country in the world had one too, you’re not that special.
Given the fact that you are in a prosperous nation. That has community help and other sources to look up to. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU could be happy and rich. GO OUT AND DO THE THINGS YOU LIKE. MONEY WILL FOLLOW YOUR CREATIVE MIND.
“I think everybody should get rich and famous and do everything they ever dreamed of so they can see that it’s not the answer.” ― Jim Carrey TRUE PS: "Money doesn't buy happiness but having any, being poor sucks big time.
2 Million IS a small loan from a business perspective. He has made billions of dollars out of these 2 million, thats a crazy return. Try doing that. 2 million dollars isn't even a huge amount of money for personal and private use. You won't be able to quit your job forever and if you buy a house and a car it's gone in 2 years.
I grew up on welfare, now I have more money than I could ever spend. Never ripped anyone off, I give to charity, I pay more taxes than 99% of the US. I am an employer of 19 people, I take awesome vacations, always fly first class, my 61 year old Mom no longer has to work. When friends and family need help I have the time and money to be there for them. Please, explain to me what is shallow about that? If someone gets rich ripping people of the problem is not that they got rich!!! The problem is the ripped people off. No one is poor because I got rich. I wish these socialist would quit making rich people out to be so terrible.
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Hard to think on this subject effectively in a society like ours. As soon as you start reinforcing your case against pursue of wealth, you realize you are spitting in the face of most people you know.
"America is the wealthiest nation on Earth, but its people are mainly poor, and poor Americans are urged to hate themselves. To quote the American humorist Kin Hubbard, 'It ain’t no disgrace to be poor, but it might as well be.' It is in fact a crime for an American to be poor, even though America is a nation of poor. Every other nation has folk traditions of men who were poor but extremely wise and virtuous, and therefore more estimable than anyone with power and gold. No such tales are told by the American poor. They mock themselves and glorify their betters. The meanest eating or drinking establishment, owned by a man who is himself poor, is very likely to have a sign on its wall asking this cruel question: 'if you’re so smart, why ain’t you rich?' There will also be an American flag no larger than a child’s hand - glued to a lollipop stick and flying from the cash register. Americans, like human beings everywhere, believe many things that are obviously untrue. Their most destructive untruth is that it is very easy for any American to make money. They will not acknowledge how in fact hard money is to come by, and, therefore, those who have no money blame and blame and blame themselves. This inward blame has been a treasure for the rich and powerful, who have had to do less for their poor, publicly and privately, than any other ruling class since, say Napoleonic times. Many novelties have come from America. The most startling of these, a thing without precedent, is a mass of undignified poor. They do not love one another because they do not love themselves." Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse Five.
Vonnegut was a wonderful writer but very typical of the elitist leftists (especially those who were born rich and remained so their entire lives) where they see rich and poor as static constants (because it was for them). I grew up shit poor and have worked and saved and leveraged myself into a pretty good spot. Had I continued the way my parents lived I'd still be poor and still be blaming rich people for my lot. And the last line about poor people hating each other, it's complete horseshit. Poor immigrants have been helping each other and working together since this country was founded and are still doing it today. Also one last thing, Vonnegut was a terrible cheapskate snob and elitist throughout his life making pleas of "please be kind!" Seem like as Kilgore Trout might say, "some sort of sick joke".
Money isn’t the goal, freedom is! Or maybe I should say, money shouldn’t be anyone’s penultimate goal - it’s merely the mechanism to achieve the ultimate goal of freedom
I live in Dallas, it's fucking gross how many gluttonous and self-entitled the people in this city are. Like,excuse me sir, you really couldn't find anything better to spend your money on than a 160K vehicle?
Are there Joe Rogan podcasts with just Joe? As soon as I start getting into what Joe is saying some almost always inferior brain has to chime in with not much at all. Let Joe talk! I could listen to just Joe, personally.
Not everyone aspires to be rich either. Some people aren’t materialistic. It usually takes a huge amount of hard work to obtain and maintain wealth. It isn’t for everyone.
what about a professional Body builder/weight lifter for instance? they work extremely hard yet they make little money out of it, my point is: investing on your health can be more rewarding than money, couldn't be?
Bs people wanna be rich, it’s a dram far fetched. The price is too steep, if someone could earn that 6 figure salary or a million a year that’s already good enough
I share a bedroom w my sister , I’m leaving soon BUT it’s not about being rich and showing off money etc. it’s about comfort and less stress and less worry . Money runs the world
I don't really understand the negative attitude to this clip. The idea behind what they are talking about is motivation. They are saying that wealthy people who are motivated by money and only money are often unhappy people. They are not saying wealthy people are inherently unhappy. They are implying if people pursue wealth by a means other than purely the pursuit of wealth that they are more likely to be happy. At least that's what I took away from the clip.
howl225 The negativity towards the clip comes simply from the fact a guy who's net worth is $20 Million, and some woman who's probably also rich, can star in an interview clip called "the pursuit of money is hollow"
Roddy Dykes So who has the right to star in a clip with this title? If a poor person says this, everyone would tell them to shut up because “that’s what poor people say to make themselves feel better” but now that a rich guy’s saying it, everyone’s saying “easy for you to say, you’re rich”
I absolutely can't stand when wealthy people say this crap. Being broke slowly deteriorates one's soul. Not having to worry about bills and being able to do things in your life without worrying makes you happy. Period.
You should be in the pursuit of SUCCESS and passion. Success does not mean wealth. Success is measured by how much meaning and fulfillment you get from your life. Wealth then becomes a byproduct for security
I refuse to accept the idea that some people will just never be wealthy. I don’t believe that. She made it sound like it’s pre destined like “John Smith you will be a millionaire but your brother Michael Smith no you will never earn more than $30,000 a year, no matter how much you work” that just is not true.
I like Joe Rogan, until he start talking about certain African American subject matter that he does not fully grasp historically and contextually . The reason many African Americans have to say that we were “King” and “Queens” is because African Americans were subjected to centuries of slavery, so it’s a way of self empowerment. The same way in the 1970s during the black power movement with the slogan and “I’m black and proud,” it’s because African American were taught in every way by white dominant society that being black was slavery, being subjected to Jim Crow, black codes, lynching, etc...so it was way to self empowerment. ✊🏿
XDRUNK WOLFX Google “The curse of the lottery”. Having money doesn’t always mean you know what to do with it. That being said, I don’t know you. For all I know you might be an economics professor.
Same. At today's rates, I could put 2 mil in a CD at my credit union and make 40k annually in interest (still over 35k after taxes) without having to waste all my time and energy at a boring dead-end corporate job where I'm interchangeable with any other human. That's not even the most efficient option, just the most straightforward with minimal risk. What baffles me is that there's people with 10-100x that amount of money, and it still isn't enough for them. Like, it's their money and they can do whatever they want with it, but at the same time, how many mansions do you need?
Only to rich people, for most people though the pursuit of wealth is the pursuit of healthcare, housing or education(biggest rising expenses) and those are needed for survival.
