walk away from public life, and literally hide out in a luxury resort until nobody gives a fuck anymore

that would be like being in a prison. that is the problem with the money. their lack can definitely make your life miserable, but once you pass some threshold on the way to wealth, you will find out that lying by the side of the pool whole day can only make you happy for so long. so they try to find that something that will make them happy, as everyone. unfortunately for them, they don’t really get much relevant feedback, because they are only surrounded by boot lickers.