If you were rich twenty years ago, many of our modern conveniences could be purchased via labor.<p>Uber? Pay for a private chauffeur<p>Travel? Pay a top-tier travel agent<p>Technology has pushed more luxuries to the masses but rich in 1995 was still pretty awesome. Maybe if you&#x27;d said 50 years ago I&#x27;d be more in agreement.<p>Plus, there is the downside of technology. More distraction, easier for competitors know more about your business and thus catch up with you, easier for your employer to outsource your job overseas etc.