You are right. Not all of them, but a lot. It is often how other people treat you, but having the world handed to you on a platter the size of which you have never dreamed of can be overwhelming all on its own.
I knew a guy who won the lottery. It wasn't huge, but it was good. Back in the 80's he won about $6 million from Ohio. As I understand it he received about $380k per year, for 30 years. He wanted to continue working but his coworkers drove him off. "Why are you still here?" "Why don't you go home to your mansion?" "You shouldn't be here, you're taking a working mans job."
He had enough and had to quit. I don't blame him. Who would want to work around a bunch of folks who all of a sudden treat you like crap?
By the way, he went broke. Had to file bankruptcy and sell his annuity to one of those investment firms for a small payout for his debts. I don't know what happened to him.
There is one thing you reminded me of, a place where I would put some money if I won huge. Every now and then, when I'd read the paper about some little guy getting a raw deal from anyone, I'd take some FU money and see about hiring him a law firm to balance the scales. Some law firms would love the hell out of me. I'd fund an FU lawsuit with the ONLY stipulation that if they accept my help you go all the way to verdict. NO deals unless it is total capitulation by the other side. This could be someone getting shafted by a company, their boss, or even the government. I wouldn't care. I hate seeing these kinds of stories from time to time and people don't have the means to fight. I would get a kick out of balancing things in a just and fair way.
Regards,
Doug
