The simple answer is that they can affect the change that they are interested in, with that money now. Instead of imagining for their whole lives.
Basically, life isnt worth living poor, or the current state of the world isnt worth being unable to change. Death is more favorable than skimming table scraps.
Although the luxury consumptive spending is a tiny portion of what is possible, and nobody can take those experiences away from you, the funds contributed to charities, political campaigns, and investments allow shaping the world as you see fit now.
So thats the explanation, without justifying it. Despite recent attempts of making society seem more fair, this has always been the history of the world. Seize and lock in a millennium of control and favor for your family.
I think we could reduce the issue down to basic human greed and arrogance. Just as many financial crimes are committed by people who didn't really need the money to begin with or just continued their illegal activities even though they made more than enough to quit.
Basically, life isnt worth living poor, or the current state of the world isnt worth being unable to change. Death is more favorable than skimming table scraps.
Although the luxury consumptive spending is a tiny portion of what is possible, and nobody can take those experiences away from you, the funds contributed to charities, political campaigns, and investments allow shaping the world as you see fit now.
So thats the explanation, without justifying it. Despite recent attempts of making society seem more fair, this has always been the history of the world. Seize and lock in a millennium of control and favor for your family.