IMHO it's about society. If you're asking on a personal level, I think that if you keep to the high ground, you're more likely to find long-lasting happiness.

IMHO it's about society. If you're asking on a personal level, I think that if you keep to the high ground, you're more likely to find long-lasting happiness. David Graeber spends a good deal of the pages in Bullshit Jobs on this topic.