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Wrong. Your ego would grow to fill your wealth. And at that size of a wealth, it defines you.
So your wealth is your highest priority. Can't go about wasting it on others, no no. That's someone else's job. You're just sad you can't live forever to enjoy gathering more.
Honestly, I don't believe I would, many years ago I made a decision to always try and make sure people remembered me as kind and a good person, even store clerks and similar service jobs I interact with.
I think that if I had access to that kind of wealth, I would start looking for my legacy and build something positive for people to remember me by.
Now, I realize that as an IT guy, it is exceedingly improbable that I will ever get into that kind of wealth, but one can dream.
Yeah, I don't think that's how it works. The people who do not have the greed at some point are content.
It's a mental abnormality that causes some people to act like cancer and consume resources obsessively.
Yes, there are a lot of people who feel like they have enough.
I just don't think those people ever reach the billionaire level.