There's a lot of ways to get rich. Some of the Aramark vendors selling beer at Shea stadium are pulling over 100k a year working only 80 home games a season. According to John Taylor Gatto's back-of-the-envelope analysis, some of the hot dog vendors on the sidewalks are pulling over 100k a year as well.
Taking into account accelerating change, you're going to have more toys than you could ever possibly dream of in 20 years anyway.
I think, therefore, that the social status is more important than the money.
Plus, like Hollywood celebrities, people doing interesting stuff tend to hang out with other people doing interesting stuff. So if you want to have interesting conversations with interesting people, doing something interesting yourself goes a long way.
Taking into account accelerating change, you're going to have more toys than you could ever possibly dream of in 20 years anyway.
I think, therefore, that the social status is more important than the money.
Plus, like Hollywood celebrities, people doing interesting stuff tend to hang out with other people doing interesting stuff. So if you want to have interesting conversations with interesting people, doing something interesting yourself goes a long way.