Half these problems stem from massive income inequalities in society. The president of the Netherlands famously bikes to work, vs the US president who travels

Half these problems stem from massive income inequalities in society. The president of the Netherlands famously bikes to work, vs the US president who travels around with a security detail at all times. > His young children's best friends are their personal body guards - former military personnel that must be present around the clock as a stipulation of their kidknap/ransom insurance. A problem stemming from income inequality. Organized crimes, such as kidnappings, start to occur in societies so unfair that being part of a crime syndicate seems like a good life choice for people. If someone with 10 billion wants to feel safer, spend 9 billion improving the QoL in their chosen city. In an society of stark inequality, no amount of money can buy peace of mind, as you point out, money just buys physical security, and being protected from bad things happening is very different than not having to worry about bad things happening at all. > Bob spends the majority of his birthdays alone, on the phone to my family member, often crying about how lonely he is. I've had a few "wealthy", not rich, but 8 figure, friends and acquaintances. Perfectly normal house parties. The house is nicer, and the works of art on the wall are real, but nothing crazy. They also didn't flash their wealth around, very low key, nothing special until you opened the door and looked around carefully. That said, I'm sure another couple 0's on the end of the bank account balance complicate things.