The assumption seems to be made that the higher the number the less work one would want to do. >prioritise hanging out with my loved ones, whilst experimenting

The assumption seems to be made that the higher the number the less work one would want to do. >prioritise hanging out with my loved ones, whilst experimenting with ideas and exploring nature. These type of things can be regarded as out-of-reach sometimes due to insufficient funds which just seem to put a damper on everything. OTOH, growing up in a retirement community non-work pursuits were widely appreciated as a reward of a life well lived. Things like this really permeated the culture where people were supposed to actually have sufficient money before they moved there. It was a bit of a common denominator from people on low Social Security fixed income, up to the minority of those having over $100m. Without money as a student I would say it was even more enjoyable than for the over-65 crowd at the time. After decades of work in a completely dissimilar industrial environment, I have no intention of joining the crowd. For each $1m I would select an additional proof-of-concept or prototype and turn it into an opportunity for an engineer or other operator to co-operate on a sustainable full-scale creation. This could go on forever. They would be doing most of the work, but I would not be pursuing a work-free life yet myself. Without these millions I could always just pick one proven technology and do it myself. Even though I've already done a lot. Not a work-free choice either. Still making up my mind while I contiunue to put money in to Social Security.