I spoke to a friend of my former partner's family who got 3 digit net worth (just in the millions, except like the lot of us who got 3 digit net worth one day of the month) - the parents etc. got similar amounts cause they were lucky to exploit a bit during the war and then made some more money in ways I don't know.

Anyhow: He told me that the problem in the world isn't lack of money it is that people aren't imaginative and have no ideas. He also thinks he is wicked smart for investing in next generation sequencing companies when he read an article in the WSJ or Economist or something like that and now made money from it.

Meanwhile my flatmate studied biomedical and bioinformatics during that time and worked in the field and was completely strapped for cash. Everyone knew some companies would make money from the techniques that were already clear, the problem was lack of money and final engineering.

So yeah, the choice ought to be: Either you are allowed to watch movies but aren't having absurd capital anymore, or the other way around.