Paris Hilton Builds $325,000 house for her dogs

[maverick_starstrider]

Except for the NASA missions, which have some scientific merit, professional sports and talk shows, neither of which I watch, are entertainment, self help speakers are snake oil salesmen.

And watching the lives of celebrities isn't? How is checking the box scores any different then checking the tabloids, or the youtube recaps of a show? They are industries that exist solely because people want them to and are willing to give money. (And, though it's an entirely different conversation, I would argue that manned space flight is the same, it serves no scientific purpose, being way more expensive and less robust than unmanned probes. It exists merely for publicity)

 

[maverick_starstrider]

Except for the NASA missions, which have some scientific merit, professional sports and talk shows, neither of which I watch, are entertainment, self help speakers are snake oil salesmen.

For that matter, all entertainment exists solely because people are willing to spend money because they personally feel it is valuable. Unless you are willing to plead the case that those who enjoy following celebrities are LESS ENTERTAINED then those who enjoy a night at the theatre, I find it hard to justify making a strong distinction along that criteria.

 

[Evo]

For that matter, all entertainment exists solely because people are willing to spend money because they personally feel it is valuable. Unless you are willing to plead the case that those who enjoy following celebrities are LESS ENTERTAINED then those who enjoy a night at the theatre, I find it hard to justify making a strong distinction along that criteria.

I have absolutely no idea what you are ranting about. Please go back and quote my comments on what I consider worth watching. Please, I'm dying to see what I said about what I consider valuable entertainment.

 

[maverick_starstrider]

Exactly! The people that read these gossip columns are the sames ones giving her the millions she makes. :tongue2:

If this post didn't smack of derision then I apologize for misinterpreting (it's hard to assess intent with text).

 

[Evo]

If this post didn't smack of derision then I apologize for misinterpreting (it's hard to assess intent with text).

My only point was that the people condemning her on celebrity gossip blogs and/or reading these blogs, are the same ones that make her famous.

 

[j93]

My only point was that the people condemning her on celebrity gossip blogs and/or reading these blogs, are the same ones that make her famous.

Im willing to condemn her and I didnt know about it till I saw it here.

 

[j93]

Those people who have less money always think they'll be much better with their money if they were rich. The thing is a lot (perhaps most) of "wasteful" rich people WERE once poor people, which is why the feel entitled to spend so extravagently.

Im glad the old new rich vs old rich stereotypes and class conflict has left the country club.

 

[maverick_starstrider]

http://www.imdb.com/news/ns0000002/#ni0916654

There you go. This story just came up on imdb.

 

[cristo]

Nah, what makes me mad is that people like her have probably never worked a day in her life and were born with silver spoons in their mouth to the point where they have enough money to waste on something as stupid as a $325,000 house for some dogs.

(Bold added)

That's not true. As I mentioned above, she's a millionaire in her own right, from money she's earned.

The thing is a lot (perhaps most) of "wasteful" rich people WERE once poor people, which is why the feel entitled to spend so extravagently.

That's also not true of Paris Hilton (and hence irrelevant to this thread).

Jeez, do you people ever think before making your comments?

 

[laserpointers]

wow, that was cost too much for a dog only, i think paris hilton should donate to all the poor rather than spending it all into his /her stupid dog.

 

[cristo]

wow, that was cost too much for a dog only, i think paris hilton should donate to all the poor rather than spending it all into his /her stupid dog.

How do you know that her dogs are stupid?

 

[maverick_starstrider]

wow, that was cost too much for a dog only, i think paris hilton should donate to all the poor rather than spending it all into his /her stupid dog.

Ya. Rich people shouldn't be rich. I should be rich!

 

[Lisa!]

How do you know that her dogs are stupid?

I think they are the samrtest dogs in the world!:tongue2:

 

[Ivan Seeking]

If the point hasn't already been made: I am sure that to someone in Kenya, for example, what the average pet owner in America or Europe spends on his or her pets seems just as outrageous as Hilton's expenditures do to the average person here.

... [effectively] that one crosses my mind every time I drop a couple of hundred bucks at the Vet's office.

Hi Lisa! Great to see you back.

 

[GeorginaS]

If the point hasn't already been made: I am sure that to someone in Kenya, for example, what the average pet owner in America or Europe spends on his or her pets seems just as outrageous as Hilton's expenditures do to the average person here.

... [effectively] that one crosses my mind every time I drop a couple of hundred bucks at the Vet's office.

I struggle with the same question, too, given that I have a chronically ill little kitty. I don't know other than to care for her, though. So, I make sure to feed people in Kenya and help care for a village in Guinea too. I figure it balances out that way.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

I struggle with the same question, too, given that I have a chronically ill little kitty. I don't know other than to care for her, though. So, I make sure to feed people in Kenya and help care for a village in Guinea too. I figure it balances out that way.

Yes, but I often wonder how the extreme poor would feel if they saw how we spend our money. It really hit me when I was in Peru. I had been there for work and discretely passed a $40 gratuity to the lead factory electrician, who had been very helpful. He quickly grabbed the money and stuck it in his pocket, and began to cry. While I knew the exchange rate, I didn't realize what these folks were making. I had handed him about a month's wages.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

There was one guy who went to Columbia who nearly got arrested for starting a riot. Though he was well-intentioned, he didn't anticipate the reaction when he started tossing his money to the crowd of "peasants" behind the fence, as he boarded the plane.

Something else that was striking: I was working at a food factory that was built like a prison. The building was made out of concrete, complete with high-security windows, and not many of them. There were two high fences surrounding the complex and covered with barbed wire [the military stuff]. Upon entry, one went through a guard station [complete with machine guns], and then entered the area between the fences. After the gate behind us closed, the next gate was opened which allowed us to enter the parking area. From there we passed through two more security checkpoints before entering the factory. The factory manager was our escort, so I asked him why they had all of the security for a food factory. "Where do you think the people go when they run out of food?", he replied.

Off topic but intereeting: In S. Korea, they don't put any identification on the office doors in business complexes; office managers, supervisors, vice presidents, etc. This to avoid assasination and kidnapping attempts. You have to use a proprietary map and count the doors in order to find the correct office.

 

[Lisa!]

Hi Lisa! Great to see you back.

Hi Ivan!Thank you!

 

[Moonbear]

If the point hasn't already been made: I am sure that to someone in Kenya, for example, what the average pet owner in America or Europe spends on his or her pets seems just as outrageous as Hilton's expenditures do to the average person here.

... [effectively] that one crosses my mind every time I drop a couple of hundred bucks at the Vet's office.

Hi Lisa! Great to see you back.

Veterinary clinics in the US are FAR better equipped than the hospitals in Mozambique are. So, yes, to the average person there, what we spend on our pets would be shockingly extravagant compared to what is spent on a single person's healthcare there. Then again, they'd probably also consider the house I live in with just a cat to be extravagant too...they'd probably consider it large enough to serve as a dormitory for about 50 students.