There arent really any down sides to being at the top of the capital hierarchy aside from guilt perhaps.
I think the parent post was more a statement about the human condition than economic equality.
There are a lot of successful workaholics that are unhappy. On paper they have the economic ability to change their situation, but reality has more barriers.
Humans of all types are capable of depression, confusion, delusion, and disappointment.
Really? What about sacrificing family time?
For example: Elon Musk has 8 children. How much time do you think he spends with them, if any? Maybe being a father is simply not a priority to him, and that’s his choice. But it’s not his childrens choice, I can guarantee that, and those children will suffer for it.
I think linking capital to work as a correlation is pretty dangerous. That conversation will only lead to people realizing that they’re not paid according to the value they produce.
They’ll learn that they’re paid according to their ability to demand it. Soon after that, you have unrest. You have workers demanding unionization. Which is the correct answer.
This has heavy implications. For example, with the ability for the working class to protest anything; rich business owners are the only ones who can take days off for that without collapsing through meager safety nets
