> Once you have enough money to have a great quality of life without stress, having more money isn't improving much your happiness.
If you mean without having to continue working, that is indeed what many would consider being rich.
If you mean without having to continue working, that is indeed what many would consider being rich.
Most people want to be in a financial situation where they can support more than just themselves.
Also immigrating to a country with good social benefits does not solve the need to take care of elders and relatives , which would not benefit from the social system of the country to which you would immigrate
It's that, or people's "needs" (wants really) just got inflated over time.
Quite a few commenters on this forum live in parts of the world where that is not the case. It's certainly not the case for the majority of the world's population.
And welfare, even where it is available, is usually severely capped both in amount and duration. You may not die of hunger but losing your place to live is entirely realistic.