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Originally posted by: rogerrocks

This actually reminds me of Donal Noye's lecture to Jon Snow in Fire and Ice. When he is depressed about having the worst life ever and Donal tells him how there are people who are so much more worse than him and he eventually feels guilty and ashamed (even though Jon had a right to feel terrible about his situation). Perception is one thing and sensitivity is quite another. In a country where more than 1 billion people are below poverty line, it is quite elitist to crib about foreign vacations and Rolls Royce and high end luxury brands. There are people who can't even be certain if they can get one square meal per day. It's not just these actors. I think so many of us crib and complain about so many useless things and act like we had the toughest life ever when there are people who go through actual struggles every single day. I guess it's easier said than done 😆

Originally posted by: RVeeRAO

isn't poor, rich, wealthy a matter of perception 🥱

every social class has its own definition of who's poor/rich

there is nothing wrong in this statement

what's considered wealthy for a middle class person is not the same for a a the elite class

and vice versa 😆

Dont know about rich but poor is definitely not dependant on perception.

Originally posted by: ranikaadi

You sound like Kanye West who said Slavery is a choice. LOL. This is so delusional.

I grew up poor. My family had the same meal for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I was the first in the family to go Uni. I do not wish being poor upon anyone.

I consider middle class families to be very condescending towards people who are poor. They act all high and mighty and have a smug attitude who is not like them. At least rich/wealthy folks are trying to help at times though charity where middle class families tend to be extremely materialistic.

Originally posted by: beingsirius

i billion out of 1.32 billion total are below poverty line? Where are these stats from?

Originally posted by: beingsirius

i billion out of 1.32 billion total are below poverty line? Where are these stats from?

This week the Planning Commission said 29.8% of India's 1.21 billion peoplelive below the poverty line, a sharp drop from 37.2% in 2004-2005. (This means means around 360 million peoplecurrently live in poverty.) But one estimate suggests this figure could be as high as 77%.

No..not at all.

Rich is definitely a matter of perception & I agree with you there but poor is just not. RS constantly talking about his poor-me middle class stories is annoying, fake & disrespectful. I am not even one of those jealous self-righteous people who loves to be jealous of people & bash someone for their fortune all the while coveting what they have; but RS is just being dumb & VERY annoying!! He must. Be the least well-to-do amongst a circle of well to do people, agreed. But in your 30s you really cannot be so f**king delusional to imagine all these 2-3 times a year holiday, some of which were in SINGAPORE ITALY & the US in mid-90s INDIA, and not realise you're not middle class in India. When you realise this, stfu. It will do him good.

Also going by this logic, everyone has their own struggles. Everyone from Ambani to a beggar on the streets to a farmer who is slogging day and day out to a corrupt politician. And everyone from a privileged star kid like Alia to an outsider have their own struggles too. For one person, going on a holiday to the U.S. or buying a Rolex is 'struggle'. For another, getting shelter or food is a struggle. Are we really going to equate both the 'struggles' similarly on the basis of perception and relativity?

Originally posted by: anonymous39

India Forums really needs to add a Dislike button.

Oh tell me about it! 🥱