I've had this exact conversation with my dad on more than one occasion, and somehow I ended up in the same profession as him.

What's your diet like? Are you counting your macros?

Do you need someone to talk to?

For me the outcome would be the same in both situations... Get scared, start to panic, have a panic attack, hyperventilate, have an asthma attack and then either pass out or succumb to the sweet release of death.

In 1968, less than a year from a presidential election, Chief Justice Warren, fearing that Nixon would be elected president, decided to retire before the upcoming election. President Johnson nominated Associate Justice Abe Fortas to become the new Chief Justice and Homer Thornberry, a liberal congressman, to become a new Associate Justice.
The nomination met opposition in the Senate, with senators calling on President Johnson to allow the next president to make the choice instead. They filibustered successfully and Johnson withdrew the nomination. Richard Nixon won the election, and following his inauguration named Warren E. Burger to replace Chief Justice Warren.
That was the only time in the last 100 years that a President attempted to nominate a Supreme Court justice this close to an election.
Until now.
http://spectator.org/articles/39761/fortas-filibuster-and-stevens-seat

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I think this post is referencing the CEO to worker pay gap that many people cite as proof that executives are compensated too highly. While people deride companies whose CEOs make 10, 20, or 30 million, it seems like no one is going after performers, movie stars, or athletes.