High scores in video games are effectively meaningless.  People still chase them.<p>IMO, dying with a lot of money is no sadder than devoting your life to packman.  It&#x27;s hard to think of being a CEO as a Hobby, but internally the rewards are similar to a guild leader.<p>People tend to attach a lot more meaning to cash than it really deserves.  It&#x27;s not a virtue, just a token of exchange and <i>nothing more.</i>