I keep thinking about the first part a lot, always made sense to me…

Except today’s wealthy don’t seem to behave that way at all.

Just like a lot of lesser educated populations, the wealthy are doing a pretty good job at fighting against their own actual interests. They don’t seem to realize what’s actually good for them.

What’s the point of amassing even more ridiculous wealth if it’s destroying society along the way?

Yes, one can have a private island and private plane. But not being able to go places freely, is that living?