[_delirium]

Do they? When I think of very rich people, I mostly think of people who don't work. Sam Walton (who died in 1992) did real work to build his business empire, but his half-dozen multi-billionaire heirs don't work at anything that could be considered a real job.

[nine_k]

It only applies to people who made themselves very rich, not were born rich. The same impulse that pushed them to the Everest of wealth keeps on pushing them.

Nothing can be said about heirs of large inheritances; some may care much enough to achieve something, but most would likely not, like most people.