I think that the problem with wealth is that it attracts the worst kinds of people into your life. When you're middle class or poor and not influential, the pe

I think that the problem with wealth is that it attracts the worst kinds of people into your life. When you're middle class or poor and not influential, the people around you are a relatively normal sample of the human population and they have a balance of positive and negative qualities but they're mostly genuine individuals. As you become wealthier or more influential, new people come along who are increasingly greedy, selfish and scheming. Then this becomes your new reality and that's why you feel unhappy. Your social connections are often entertaining and outwardly pleasing but on a deeper level they're mostly unfulfilling.