[PlatoIsADisease]

Not sure if this is what you are looking for, but there is a bit of science on this. Here is a reddit thread discussing it.

https://www.reddit.com/r/psychoanalysis/comments/1r6h9h5/any...

I specifically liked the paper:

https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/xge-xge0001799.pd... https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/well/mind/cool-people-tra...

I think cool people make more money, have more opportunities, probably have more fun. But don't get me wrong, the epicurean hedonist in me sometimes wants to just chill and eat bread and water.