I am so not getting what your actual point is.
In your prior post you related an anecdote of a successful businessman who went broke after hitting the lotto. Now you're talking about people looking for a way out, after some unexpected success.
Are you saying that Paul Sr couldn't handle the success of his show?
It’s called normalcy. People will often seek a familiar environment when they’ve been cast into an unexpected role that they aren’t used to. It’s part of the reason why the homeless can never keep a home and why those born in the middle class often stay middle class.
If John Whittaker had not won the lottery, he would have stayed a happy small millionaire. However, because he did win hundreds of millions of dollars, he was driven to get rid of it all.
Possibly the same with Paul Sr. He’s a smart guy and he’s always had to work for his money. When Discovery just gave him cheques of a few million a year, it put in a spot that he might not have been all that comfortable with in his heart and mind.