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If the richest people in the world are chronically unhappy then that indicates that excess wealth does not bring happiness.
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It's more that the psychologically broken people who are also somewhat lucky and intelligent and hard-working end up being those "richest people" - they almost all have some kind of impostor/self-esteem issue. Pretty sure there are a lot of anonymous people with $25M net worth who are happily out rock climbing, traveling, etc.
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It must be true what Schopenhauer said: "Wealth is like sea water; the more we drink, the thirstier we become."
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If you make 900,000 but your rent and healthcare are 850000, how rich are you?
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