As someone who suffers from anxiety and bipolar disorder, and who has been ridiculed as not having real problems because of having worked in tech at high-paying

As someone who suffers from anxiety and bipolar disorder, and who has been ridiculed as not having real problems because of having worked in tech at high-paying companies--although I always got fucked over because of my disability and merely-middle social class (and being 40 IQ points smarter than the bosses exacerbated, rather than ameliorating, the social difference)--I can say with confidence that this is not a helpful comment, and not what OP needs to hear. Also, I don't think it's true. Most people don't want improved material circumstances as much as they want dignity and peace of mind. Yes, most people in the world are objectively poor and would benefit a lot from having more money; still, the idea that people are obsessed with material gain or envy is endemic to the West under capitalism but not universal. They would not "trade lives". It's the same as with refugee crises and mass migration--they don't want to leave their homelands and families, but have no other choice.