Does wealth ruin your appreciation of luxeries and simple pleasures?

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I was recently on a very tight budget. During this period a long walk in the English countryside, stopping off at a cafe or tea room for a cream tea was the simple pleasures I permitted myself. Ironically, this all took place in a wealthy area (Henley-on-Thames, the third wealthiest area in Englnd). As I sat in the misdt of such wealth (huge houses with plently of land, and rich folk sailing in fancy boats on the Thames) with my simple pleasure of a cream tea, I thought how this would go unappreciated and taken for granted if I was rich. So, I ask you, does wealth undermine the appreciation of luxeries and simple pleasures?