first world privilege

Imagine this : You are in your 30s You have your own home fully furnished, nothing too fancy but big enough to give a separate room for each family member You have a family car.. Not a luxury one, just a normal mid sized SUV U have no loans, no emi, no obligations You don't make a crazy amount but have some job security making early 6 figures a month.. Question : Are you happy? What else would you buy, what else would you aim for? What are the other necessities.. We all know there's no limit to wanting more.. If u don't want to upgrade to luxury version of stuff u have what else do u need in life?

I have recently stopped smoking and I never liked drinking anyways. Do you think there’s a way to hang out and network with people without doing these things?

I just want to vent out! Many businesses are earning double than me and paying less than 50% of tax and yet here I am as a professional bound to pay tax. And that’s not enough, I still can get audited!

Being self-aware, I understand how privileged I am. In spite of whatever is happening in the startup ecosystem, most of us are extremely privileged. WFH when it rains or when you are not in the mood to come to the office. Salary comes on time Have AC homes and offices Delivery apps like Zomato, Amazon, Big Basket to get so much work done. I feel extreme levels of guilt when I see blue collar folks slog themselves throughout a day to get meagre pays. Sure, their work is not intellectually challenging but extremely physically challenging. The kind of physical activity that they have to do irrespective of what weather it is just pains my heart. I know that this divide has been there for centuries and will remain in the future too. I try to help them wherever I can. This is a problem that for sure cannot solve for everyone ever. Want to understand how I can overcome this guilt that I have?

Back in 2013 .. i thought if I will be able to make 50k a month thats more than enough to sustain a family of 4 back in the day.. But now I see folks even earning 1lpm and struggling with finances .. they don't own a house.. Have we all started to live the false rich life ? I don't think making 2LPM or even over that... and living just on that makes you rich .. I do think in order to be rich one should look at his bank balance.. investments and assets which are generating regular income for him/her ... What do you guys think??