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Money Talks: Money is One Hell of A Drug

2025/6/24
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James Frey: 我认为金钱就像毒品一样，具有成瘾性，而且会带来破坏。我住在富人区，观察到富人们对财富的无尽追求和对社会的影响。我将通过写作五本关于富人的书来探讨这些现象。我认为，即使是很富有的人也会感到压力和痛苦，他们会因为同伴赚得更多而感到失落。这种对更多财富的渴望源于童年时期对他人认可和敬畏的迫切需求，这是一种新型的精神疾病。在美国，人们被洗脑认为工作和金钱是最重要的，这种文化宣传强化了一种观念：如果你不富有，你就是没用的。但事实上，沉迷于财富并不能带来快乐、喜悦或平静。我希望通过我的作品来揭示这些问题，并引发人们对财富和社会的反思。我认为，现在人们进入政界是为了发财，而不是为了服务社会。我认识一些参与内幕交易的人，他们认为其他人也愿意为信息付费来赚钱，所以他们只是在玩这个游戏。当我考虑到人们在赚钱过程中犯下的罪行以及他们被抓后所面临的责任时，当然是值得的，但这并不意味着它是正确的或好的。我希望我的作品能让人们对财富的本质和社会问题有更深刻的理解。

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In this Money Talks: Felix Salmon) is joined by author James Frey to discuss his new novel, Next to Heaven), set among America’s ultra-ultra-rich, the real life billionaires he knows who inspired it, and why he thinks money is addicting. 

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Podcast production by Jessamine Molli and Cheyna Roth.

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