Inherited money often comes with strings attached, too, limiting what the heir can or can’t do with it. And of course they often develop habits that need money before they’ve actually inherited any, so it’s not surprising when they beat their own path to wealth anyway - usually helped along by their birth connections and by the fact that people know they’ll eventually inherit significant wealth.
Also, we seem to always make this assumption that there’s some amount of money that satisfies the craving for money, when there are plenty of signs that the super-wealthy almost always want more money regardless of how much they already have.
In fairness we’re only aware of the super wealthy because the rest of humanity thinks they have enough at a certain point, stops, and we never hear about them.
From a historical perspective it’s bred into us and gets rewarded. Some just can’t recognise when they’ve entered hoarding compared to luxury.
To some extent we’re all guilty of it.
Also, we seem to always make this assumption that there’s some amount of money that satisfies the craving for money
My best friend in this world has a very simple limit and I admire him for it. My own limit is higher because I have a heap of kids and the instinctual desire to provide pushes me forward but I’m certain I never want to be a billionaire.
The desire to do good with that wealth excludes the possibility.
Inherited money often comes with strings attached, too, limiting what the heir can or can’t do with it. And of course they often develop habits that need money before they’ve actually inherited any, so it’s not surprising when they beat their own path to wealth anyway - usually helped along by their birth connections and by the fact that people know they’ll eventually inherit significant wealth.
Also, we seem to always make this assumption that there’s some amount of money that satisfies the craving for money, when there are plenty of signs that the super-wealthy almost always want more money regardless of how much they already have.
In fairness we’re only aware of the super wealthy because the rest of humanity thinks they have enough at a certain point, stops, and we never hear about them.
From a historical perspective it’s bred into us and gets rewarded. Some just can’t recognise when they’ve entered hoarding compared to luxury.
To some extent we’re all guilty of it.
My best friend in this world has a very simple limit and I admire him for it. My own limit is higher because I have a heap of kids and the instinctual desire to provide pushes me forward but I’m certain I never want to be a billionaire.
The desire to do good with that wealth excludes the possibility.