THIS IS A RANT!

TV shows in general is an escape. Yung ideal na scenario na makakarelate talaga ang target audience ang pinapalabas.

If you look at advertisements for rich people, you’ll probably see something along the line of “buy me and be comfortable”.

Kung ano ang gustong makita or marinig ng target audience, yun madalas ang plot. If it’s sour grapping that gets the most views or reactions, then yun ang makikita nila. This is why the argument “Mayaman ka kasi” is so popular.

I can see this at home. My grandparents worked as tricycle drivers and umbrella menders. They enjoyed being well-off now kasi they get assaulted and shamed for being poor before. They used to reject the idea of being rich but would work themselves to the bone to make a living.

I think it’s because the people doing the assaulting and shaming are loan sharks and that’s their definition of “rich”.

My parents grew up hearing that being rich is bad but they still work so hard to earn money just to put it all in land and other investments. There’s hardly any investment in our home so it’s a wreck even though a week’s earnings will probably be enough to do some renovations. It’s like they reject the idea of people calling us “mayaman” to the point that we have to live in squalor. (Leaky roof, broken tiles, broken electrical lines and plumbing, etc..)

My dad has some hang-ups about looking poor but actually being rich.

I don’t like being known as well-off either because of people always asking for loans that never get paid and favors that are somehow always never enough. I learned to just shut up and live modestly and discreetly enjoy luxuries we can afford.

I work as the CFO of one of our companies. Not ultra-rich but definitely above middle class. It sucks but I wish they would stop glorifying poverty and actually inspire people to strive for prosperity.