A short spoken excerpt (YouTube video) about the emotional costs of external success: many successful people are unhappy and lack clear purpose. The speaker observes gendered patterns—men chase possessions/achievements for validation, while women chase relationships—and expresses empathy for those experiencing this emptiness.
Do you know how many successful, unhappy people I know? Like, it's sad. And I have such empathy, not judgment, like, total. I'm a super empath. God, why did you make me an empath? But he did. But I have so much empathy for it. And I think I see it. I'll be honest, I see it more in men, of chasing the things. I see women more chasing the men. Right. So the men provide that validation. But the men that I see are seeking the things. They're just. I don't think they're clear on their why. Why does this matter? Why do I have to spend this amount of money on blank.
