I actually feel sorry for that boy,but I seriously doubt I will feel anything but contempt for the man he will grow up to be.
Everytime I have seen him on stage,he seems to be lonely,frightened,and confused. I suspect,but do NOT know this to be a fact,that his parents mostly keep him isolated in penthouses and chauffeured cars,and the only people he is ever around are relatives or employees of his family,such as tutors,cooks,maids,etc,etc,etc.
Boy need to spend time with other boys doing stupid boy stuff. Doing stupid stuff is how you learn and gain judgement. It also frees you mentally to meet and mingle with all sorts of people without fear or awkwardness,so you can deal with them as equals in some sense and learn from them just like they learn from you.
Granted,the great wealth of his family and the threat of kidnapping probably plays a major role in this,but I sure wish they could come up with some sort of plan that allows that boy to be a boy before he becomes an adult boy.
We may disagree on most things, pete, but I'm completely in agreement with you.
My "three boys" will be 28, 15, and 7 this year (two sons and grandson). Based on the success of our recently completed road trip to Nashville (Gonzaga-Tennessee basketball game), I realize that I need to do more of that, i.e. a few days without women, to do silly stuff without worrying what Mom/wife/Grandma will think or nit-pick on. IOW, a "helicopter free weekend."
Last weekend, my son served in the role of senior patrol leader on a Scout campout. I heard very good things about his performance, and I'm sure he's learned some level of patience thanks to his nephew.