Definitely some truth to this one. Whether the exact sum is $10m or $100m, there is definitely a point where you could live in luxury as anyone could reasonably define it for the rest of your life, and people who carry on rather than selling after that are definitionally at least a bit megalomaniac
The Pub-Liking Universal Friend
I have kind of the opposite opinion. The richest people worked to become that wealthy precisely because they were unable to ascend Maslow's pyramid like a normal person would after making ~$20 million.
Russ Silva
We don’t reflect enough on how the revealed preference of the richest men in history, who can afford any material luxury or human experience, is often “being angry and resentful all the time.”
Righteous grievance turns out to be the absolute pinnacle of Maslow’s pyramid. The ultimate luxury good
