>>4176770I hear that. The marginal utility of the first or second 200k is so much greater than the ones after that.
The first 200k is generally sufficient to wipe out personal debts, and pay for a year of living or so. So, even unemployed and wallowing in debt, one button press is good enough to get one's life back on track. Myself, I have no doubt, so I can put it into savings or buy a house or car or some shit.
The second press gets one sizeable down payment on a house (possibly buying it outright), or puts a gigantic chunk into savings, eliminating financial security worries for the rest of your life. Or, if you're a faggot, buys you a decently fancy sports car.
Third press lets buy outright just about any house you want, or alternatively live a decent life off of interest alone ($600,000 * .05 = $30,000).
Past the fourth and fifth, you might start getting knocked up into a higher social class entirely, which I don't see as necessarily making you that much happier.
I already risk my life stupidly riding my overly-powerful motorcycle, but I'd still only hit 0-2 times. Probably once, which would set me up decently for the rest of my life.