"there is a big difference between handling money and material things appropriately and inappropriately"
Okay, and who in Hades made you the arbiter of such for you and others? And no I don't think everyone looks at money and material things the same, which is my point. People are FREE to use it as they wish without regard to whether others are "comfortable" with it or not, which I believe is your issue here. So you can pat yourself on the back for only making what you need but I would want to make what Lawrence makes if I had the talent (and so would you, low-key, IMO) but I'm not going to begrudge him if he does - he earned it. And what you've observed about Lawrence's play is not "fact," particularly when you claim to know what's in his heart based on what you've seen, which is already tainted by what he makes. So there's incentive to see something "less than" to confirm your "got paid" bias which many "money is evil" fans cling to as a character assassination for feeling some type of way at a player being highly paid. Since all armchair talent evaluators judge DL players by sacks, his lower numbers only feed the "he's doing less" isolated evaluation. It (and life) ain't that simple. Your kinds of takes, are though. But again, you do things for need, so have at it.
Without diving into every little detail, my perspective on money and material things simply comes from my spiritual side so it's not a matter of me deciding how I want to look at material wealth it's that I have no choice because of what I've been shown. I don't fault anyone whom acquires or strives for wealth, I'm not here to judge, but I can come to conclusions based on what I see just as we all do. In sports there are many types of personalities, and there are those whom value doing their best and putting their best foot forward no matter how much money they made. If you watch Demarcus and listen to how defensive he is, you will see the man is full of angst toward whomever doesn't agree with him.
We have to remember, you and I will see things very differently because of our life's circumstances are completely different just as everyone else's. There are many TV evangelist whom parade around in fancy cars and live in big mansions whom are scorned and looked upon as phonies. While this might be somewhat true, many of these same Evangelist hold services that help save people's lives, so it's hard to fault the whole operation even though there are some serious red flags.
When it comes to Demarcus, I see a defensive man whom knows he hasn't even come close to living up to that record breaking contract he received. The problem for Demarcus is at this point is that he really has no control because he is now comfortable. When comfortable for some, it's next to impossible to stay that hungry and it takes a very special person with incredible drive and determination to stay at a high level. I see guys like Dirk Nowitzki whom always stayed humble and gave it 100%, not only did he always stay focused on doing his best, he inspired others to do so.
Again, until I see Demarcus consistently play how he did last year, actions speak louder than words.
