How old are you? Your memory of &quot;how things used to be&quot; may not go back far enough. I have photos of my grandmother in school in 1930&#x27;s Georgia with people that didn&#x27;t have enough money for shoes. They made their own clothes. No one was getting an advanced education but those that could pay cash and afford to not be working to help support the family in the meantime. Most people rarely travelled more than several hundred miles from their home in their lifetime. Women and blacks were treated like second-class citizens, if that. Life expectancy was what we call middle aged now. It wasn&#x27;t uncommon to sleep several people in a bed, head to toe, in houses that were, by today&#x27;s standards, shacks. And on and on. 
So, what are you comparing, exactly, and how are &quot;big successful entrepreneurs&quot; devoid of reality? Because they&#x27;re not considering your personal level of happiness?