Why is the world obsessed with money?

[the2real4mafol]

vivster said:

Why are you excluding happiness from being rich?
This all sounds like a poor man's excuse for not working hard enough.

 People strive for the most comfortable life, just like you. That is achieved with money. Because you need it for anything comfortable. Happiness is not a one way street with fun on one end and money on the other. You can easily achieve both and you will be happier for it.

Is a man who has a great job, no money worries, friends and family not happier than a poor man with the same?

Isn't a man without friends and family but money happier than a poor man without friends and family?

Why do you persume the poor are lazy by default? How about the fact they may be exploited? Obviously there are true lazy people out there, but that can apply to the kids who end up with their parents wealth thru inheritance as much as the people who need to be topped off by state benefits, neither worked for their money. What is your point?

Maybe it's to do with perspective but i am kinda poor but comfortable for the most part thus i'm happy. It's bound to be different for each person. There surely is a limit to what one person or family needs in terms of wealth though. To answer both questions, it is likely the first rather than the latter to be happy, most of the time anyway.