Do most of us agree that people strive for excessive (excessive meaning to their detriment) status, power, and wealth? I rarely see that behavior from my peers.

Do most of us agree that people strive for excessive (excessive meaning to their detriment) status, power, and wealth? I rarely see that behavior from my peers. I believe most people are very content with their current status, for example Gallup measures that 80% of Americans are satisfied with their standard of living and 48.7% live with a lot of happiness and little stress (compared to 10.7% with a lot of stress and without happiness). When 55% of workers are "completely satisfied" with the recognition they receive and 41% completely satisfied with their salary, it seems like most people are happy and are not striving for excessive wealth and power.