[TheOtherHobbes]

According to de Botton he makes money from his work and doesn't have access to the family trust fund.

The UK has a few people - like poverty-cook Jack Monroe - who have faced real financial and emotional challenges and come through them to become inspirational people.

But without becoming Professionally Inspirational™ about it.

de Botton seems like a spoilt dilettante in comparison - an entertainer for the aspirational classes.

IMO someone who has never faced extreme poverty or unusual emotional stress has no business telling others how to live their lives.