The total lack of any sympathy for the difficulties of the very wealthy often reveals an underlying belief that all *your* difficulties in life are a result of simply not having enough money.
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For many people it's true, a large portion of their difficulties revolve around not having enough money. They'd have *other* difficulties if they did have money, sure, but that hardly matters when struggling daily to avoid homelessness.
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Sure, I agree. I've slowly had increased financial security over the last decade, starting out with going hungry and now looking into buying my first house. The types of difficulties I have have changed over time, but still feel like the same level.
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Indeed, wherever you are those problems seem to be important. But still, even if they feel about the same, I much prefer the problems I have now to those I had when I didn't have a place to live or know where I was going to find money for food.
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I think maybe the best way to put it is that money buys opportunities. You may still have the same problems in yourself, but you'll have more options now for how to compensate or tackle those problems with more money to work with. But no, money doesn't directly solve those.
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But now you have money to pay for therapy or other self growth options.