A sense of achievement comes from two different places when comparing GTA to real life. 10k in real life doesn't feel like an accomplishment to people simply be

A sense of achievement comes from two different places when comparing GTA to real life. 10k in real life doesn't feel like an accomplishment to people simply because they don't have 500k in the bank, it's also/mostly because it's usually hard to earn and takes a significant investment of time and effort. Also, there are no real consequences in GTA for running out of money, like there are in real life. People want to win lotteries for the security (which ironically they so often piss away if they do win), something that people don't need in a video game.