> I'm wondering why so many people go back to the "rat race" (as a commenter wrote earlier) despite this seems to make so much sense. Because, in general [1],

> I'm wondering why so many people go back to the "rat race" (as a commenter wrote earlier) despite this seems to make so much sense. Because, in general [1], people that would retire after making "Fuck You money" are not driven enough to make FU money. Or, put another way, people that are hugely successful enjoy (or need in some way) the rat race. [1] The "in general" is very important in this sentence. Of course there are some people to which this doesn't apply, either because they got lucky (e.g., by being an early employee of a billion dollar startup), or because their success and the necessary work "cured" their drive and ambition.