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Published on March 7, 2011 By Draginol In Current Events

One has to wonder what’s going through Charlie Sheens mind.  But I suspect that I’m not the only person who’s wondered how often the mega successful think “Why should I put up with crap? I’m rich!”

The problem is, that place only leads to ruin. As tempting as it is to lash out at your critics and demonstrate your capacity to operate without restraint, no man is an island.

When my son was younger, he asked me why certain words were considered “dirty”. I told him that these were were selected, fairly arbitrarily, by society as being unacceptable for polite conversation. I told him that he should do what he thinks is right and not feel he is forced to live by social norms but at the same time to recognize that there are consequences for violating social norms. My message: Pick your battles carefully.

Charlie Sheen is demonstrating that he is not bound by social norms but he is also paying a price for it – social ostracization (is that even a word?). So unless he plans to live in his own private fortress, he isn’t winning. He’s losing. Badly.


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on Mar 12, 2011

I think he isn't having a "meltdown" and is simply entertaining himself by toying with the press and public who were recently trashing him over his trip to the hospital. Kind of a "give them what they want" thing.

Remember, he tried to quit that show a while back because he was tired of doing it and they begged him to stay and threw more money at him. I think he deliberately got the show canned because he didn't want to do it any more.

I could be wrong and he is going through a crisis, but I really don't think so. I think he knows exactly what he is doing. Remember, he is an actor, and a damn good one at that.

on Mar 14, 2011

Remember, he tried to quit that show a while back because he was tired of doing it and they begged him to stay and threw more money at him. I think he deliberately got the show canned because he didn't want to do it any more.

I was not aware of that (I do not follow entertainment news), but that would make sense of it all.  And fit in with my opinion.  It is staged,

on Mar 17, 2011

"But at the end of the day, it doesn't matter whether I'm justified or not because I'm going to do what I want to do. And so far, it's worked out pretty well for both me, my family, my coworkers, and our customers."

http://forums.demigodthegame.com/312130/page/3

 

"In my experience, when people are confronted with the success of another, they are either inspired to do better or they are angered. People who become angry and resentful of other people's success are typically (in my opinion) losers."

https://forums.joeuser.com/170369

 

VERY close to what Sheen has been saying, in his own crackpot way. Scary close.

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