> Are any of your sub saharan african relatives giving interviews to press pontificating on such things? I assume no.

No, but the first thing they say to a Westerner like me is "what are you fretting about? You white people are always stressed and busy. Just take a breath. The world isn't going anywhere."

It takes a lot of energy and effort to be rich and to chase money; these are not the people that say "life is a farce".

Your comment is borne from the idea that money does create happiness, so only rich people can enjoy life and have a laugh about it. This is not a universal maxim, just a cultural artefact of the protestant ethos that finds in maximum expression in the American capitalist society. In the rest of the world, it's the complete opposite.