MOOD: INTRIGUED
Could this be my addition to the MacQuarie dictionary - I guess time will tell. :)
First, why five million? Because it seems to be the average size of today's lotto or lottery win.
Now what in hell is the syndrome it self? Well how many times has the story been told, that a family has won a huge lottery win. Then relatives, cousins, or other family friends that haven't been in touch for many years suddenly either come door knocking, or ringing up pleading for a piece of the prize money.
You've heard the story before, or at least you know you've heard tales of such happenings, but anyway, this is what I call the five million dollar syndrome.
The primary phase of the syndrome is characterised by a relationship that has past the stage of maximum engagement / interaction, but where the two parties are still related in some kind of minimal contact. This could be either by a family bond, or friends that have been in business together, play sport, traveled, and etc. The key word here is "minimal" as in where neither of the parties has engaged in any form of activity for an extended period of time.
The main phase of the syndrome kicks in where one part of the relationship has either found themselves with a windfall, such as a lottery win, a business that has boomed (making huge profits), or anything that involves much money. For explaining this in an easier context, we'll call this part of the relationship the "Windfaller".
The other part of the relationship will then make contact out of the blue and either indirectly or upfront will plead to have a part of the money. This person in this part of the relationship is called the "Pleader".
It is the pleader who has the five million dollar syndrome. Note how the pleader doesn't have much interest anymore in the windfaller's life or well-being, until the windfaller finds themselves in possession of the money.
For the most part, this is purely driven by greed, mainly on the part of the pleader whose interests or values regarding relationships are shallow and materialistic. The pleader's values are based on how much they can draw or suck out of somebody or any kind of situation. They are completely oblivious that relationships, whether they are family, friends, or business; are based on mutual respect and trust.
But between the pleaders and the windfallers there is another very, very small minority, many on the Asperger Syndrome spectrum, but they are certainly not shallow and materialistic, or most importantly don't lack respect or trust. I'll be explaining this in my next posting coming soon.
First, why five million? Because it seems to be the average size of today's lotto or lottery win.
Now what in hell is the syndrome it self? Well how many times has the story been told, that a family has won a huge lottery win. Then relatives, cousins, or other family friends that haven't been in touch for many years suddenly either come door knocking, or ringing up pleading for a piece of the prize money.
You've heard the story before, or at least you know you've heard tales of such happenings, but anyway, this is what I call the five million dollar syndrome.
The primary phase of the syndrome is characterised by a relationship that has past the stage of maximum engagement / interaction, but where the two parties are still related in some kind of minimal contact. This could be either by a family bond, or friends that have been in business together, play sport, traveled, and etc. The key word here is "minimal" as in where neither of the parties has engaged in any form of activity for an extended period of time.
The main phase of the syndrome kicks in where one part of the relationship has either found themselves with a windfall, such as a lottery win, a business that has boomed (making huge profits), or anything that involves much money. For explaining this in an easier context, we'll call this part of the relationship the "Windfaller".
The other part of the relationship will then make contact out of the blue and either indirectly or upfront will plead to have a part of the money. This person in this part of the relationship is called the "Pleader".
It is the pleader who has the five million dollar syndrome. Note how the pleader doesn't have much interest anymore in the windfaller's life or well-being, until the windfaller finds themselves in possession of the money.
For the most part, this is purely driven by greed, mainly on the part of the pleader whose interests or values regarding relationships are shallow and materialistic. The pleader's values are based on how much they can draw or suck out of somebody or any kind of situation. They are completely oblivious that relationships, whether they are family, friends, or business; are based on mutual respect and trust.
But between the pleaders and the windfallers there is another very, very small minority, many on the Asperger Syndrome spectrum, but they are certainly not shallow and materialistic, or most importantly don't lack respect or trust. I'll be explaining this in my next posting coming soon.
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