This is merely your failure to imagine it. Maybe they enjoy it, maybe they have a specific goal they want to achieve, have some sort of obsession, maybe they feel duty to all the people they lead and relie on them, think they are making the world better so they feel compelled to continue working, are mad with power and enjoy lording over other people. There are many many reasons why one would work after being financially secure, and they're all equally valid as a personal motivator.

And, anyways, I think you say this now, but if you were to get those 10 millions you would probably change your tune. A lot of people would find some other project to dedicate their energy. Especially the kind of people that make stuff happen.

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lumost 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

It can also be as simple as finding meaning in the habit of work and the growth which may come with it. Nihilism and hedonism wear thin after a short while.

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jimnotgym 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> sort of obsession

That doesn't sound very positive to me. Perhaps OP has a point

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whateverboat 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I am one of the person who, if they got 40 mil USD tomorrow, would just work much harder on stuff I like to work on (which is making open source software sustainable in robotics), because I would have to spend less time have to take care about the economics of daily life. I could get a chef to cook me personalized healthy meals. I could have a mini-gym at home (which is not that expensive to be honest).

but I could get a home near a major airport like 10 mins from SFO, and so with working out and eating consuming 4 hours and sleeping 6 hours a day and 2 hour of spouse time. I legit have 12 hours a day to work everyday. I could easily do that in a sustainable manner 6 days a week, and spending Sunday relaxing by helping out in my parent's farm and then relaxing in the evening before going back to work next week.

Seems like an ideal life for me. The only difference from today is the extra 3 hours I spend in traffic and an average 1 hour daily in running errands. And extra work on Saturday like fetching groceries, looking after my home, fixing stuff etc.

If I get money, I could save that 4 hour of my life and dedicate it to working on something I really like.

	▲	jamwil 3 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		This is crazy to me. I almost think it’s rage bait but will give you the benefit of the doubt. The lifestyle you describe leaves no room for friends, relationships, or hobbies. Working 72 hours a week is not sustainable for anyone over the long term unless they truly have no interest in any of the three things I listed. That may be the case for you, but that’s exceedingly uncommon.
	▲	thatfrenchguy 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		> I could get a home near a major airport like 10 mins from SFO You need a lot less than 40m$ to get a house 10 minutes from SFO, Daly City or outer neighborhoods in SF have homes for less than a million for sale right now

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RealityVoid 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

It's one out of a sea of options. Of course, not all are good and healthy. But some are.

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tehjoker 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

once someone is on top, they almost never give it up. how often does the king abdicate without being so ill he can’t continue?

Don’t apply the morality of a worker to a top capitalist