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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am not super wealthy but have a job that regularly brings me into contact with the wealthiest people in the area.  Based on what I've observed, I would say it's not the money they are after at that point, but the power.  Many have had money their whole lives, and for others money was never the goal. But they all strive for power.  Political power is the goal of many, but others seem just to enjoy being able to manipulate everything and everyone they see, and having people suck up at every level to benefit from their largess.  Once they step back from the work, they lose a lot of relevancy, and don't have the opportunity as often to wield influence just for the sake of wielding it.  The recognition given so easily to these people is also a big draw - some truly hideously evil people are routinely given awards for this and that, little of it earned except through donations or sitting on some board (almost always for PR), or giving a speech here and there or having someone ghost write a book, but their goal is clearly the awards gala and the reputation-building press releases.  Not a lot of awards given for sitting by the pool or playing golf all day.[/quote]

Life is a game. The people who play the game the best, generally are the happiest and most successful.

Dropping out of the game does not bring happiness.[/quote]

Wut?  The PP is describing a situation not too diff from a football player.  If they stay in the game, they run the risk of injury, pain and later-in-life brain damage.  If they quit, they become nobodies.  Pick your poison.[/quote]

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