Yesh, I recognize some of the thinking in this post, and trust me, you're going about it all wrong. Until you figure yourself out, you're not going to make meaningful relationships or be happy in them.
You need to find what defines you, what you are about. Then, you'll need to make your peace with it. Own it.
I'm not sure the people you have mentioned feel any better about themselves than you do. Normal people reach a point where they have enough money and they stop and learn to paint or something. It's a particular kind of dysfunction to earn billions.
If you are not a downtown type, leave. There are plenty of bored potential partners in other places. Focus on joining organizations that will put you with other people of like interests. Shared experiences drive friendships. Drinking at pubs doesn't count. A group that hikes every weekend, does. Find a group that says important things.
You seem to dislike the shallowness you feel around you, so don't be shallow. Nothing you wrote says anything about you, just some vague ideas about success that feel thrust on you by what you've read. If you were really all about success and that junk, I don't think you would feel so miserable about pursuing it. You have freedom, much more than you think.
You need to find what defines you, what you are about. Then, you'll need to make your peace with it. Own it.
I'm not sure the people you have mentioned feel any better about themselves than you do. Normal people reach a point where they have enough money and they stop and learn to paint or something. It's a particular kind of dysfunction to earn billions.
If you are not a downtown type, leave. There are plenty of bored potential partners in other places. Focus on joining organizations that will put you with other people of like interests. Shared experiences drive friendships. Drinking at pubs doesn't count. A group that hikes every weekend, does. Find a group that says important things.
You seem to dislike the shallowness you feel around you, so don't be shallow. Nothing you wrote says anything about you, just some vague ideas about success that feel thrust on you by what you've read. If you were really all about success and that junk, I don't think you would feel so miserable about pursuing it. You have freedom, much more than you think.