As I said before, it's about the cultural norms, which is exactly what you've just described. For an example showing that money and cultural norms are not nece

As I said before, it's about the cultural norms, which is exactly what you've just described. For an example showing that money and cultural norms are not necessarily linked, take a look at Ikaria: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/28/magazine/the-island-where-people-forget-to-die.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/28/magazine/the-island-where-...