Shamou hit the nail right on the head, as usual.
My personal feeling, however, is that most people use greater wealth to acquire more possessions, with very little (if any) concern for the common good.
Over the past 100 years, the prevailing work ethic in America has shifted from conservation to consumption. I make no judgment about the shift except to say that many people find the new work ethic unfulfilling.
Trying to find purpose and meaning in the acquisition of material things is like trying to jog to the grocery store on your treadmill.
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