The following is my answer to a Quora
question: “Why
do rich people keep on working even after they have amassed enough wealth to
take care of their families forever?”
People have a lot of reasons to work, and
it is not always about money. The idea that
people only work to amass wealth is actually an immature way to look at life,
and this is what separates the higher socioeconomic classes from the lower
socioeconomic classes. It is about
mindset. Some people want to succeed
consistently, and some are content to sit back and sloth about.
People work because they enjoy their work.
They gain some sort of job satisfaction,
and their success in their profession and business is part of their identity
and self-esteem. For others, it is about
status. They have moved past the
subsistence thinking, and are playing an elaborate game of acquiring influence
and power. This may, or may not be good,
since the acquisition of power for its own sake is itself another aspect of
being a miser. Some people, particularly
the extremely wealthy, want to leave a legacy. They want to effect change, and pour their
wealth and resources into causes. This
is still work.
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