Has anyone looked up a HNer earning over $1mn posts from 10 years ago to see if they expressed the same despair?

The moderately to fairly rich are the bread and butter of a good number of psychologist and psychiatric practices. When the majority of fundamental Maslow hierarchy of needs are met, then comes the desire for "meaning", quarter-/mid-/three-quarter-life crises/thrill-seeking, and wild-hair philanthropy.