To think that if you’re in a position of choice, you should always choose affluence?

[TheTaupeMoose]

If you can choose comfort, ease, security and options, why wouldn’t you? Struggle isn’t noble. Rich is just better. AIBU to say that given the choice, choosing affluence every time just makes sense?

Or because they have to juggle.

I.e. jobs around childcare or other caring responsibilities.

I don't think the OP has really thought this through

Assuming they're not goady or a journo

I don't know anyone of that mindset but if you have heard of them and they exist then i think they are being unreasonable! People suffer for religion etc maybe these people you speak of are doing it for some sort of spiritual reason??

So for your first example, the problem likely would be that the person doesn't consider the work meaningful (enough), even if others might. Say someone who leaves their corporate role in some top bank to be one of the highest paid people in a huge charity like Oxfam.

For your second example, people often don't want to accept help because they believe it will come with undesirable conditions or obligations of some kind.

Sorry not sure I understand your question. We have a ‘comfortable’ life but spend money on what is best for us, perhaps not on what others like to spend on eg holidays and fancy cars.

But some jobs arent just neutral they are positively harmful. Eg. If you work for a tabacco company or a landlord who treats their tenants badly or are a manager in a business that pays exploitative low wages, or a private equity business stripping assets, or a lawyer advising on tax loopholes or how to avoid liability for pollution.
Donating a tenner a month to Macmillan doesn't cancel out the harms from the day job.

That's why I don't worship wealth or think wealthy people are better.

Who are these people?

This is next level wafty navel gazing nonsense.

What is affluence ? A state of having a lot of money

choosing sufficient or more seems better to me - that gives you more options of work life balance or choice of partner.

Money doesn’t give happiness although lack of money gives unhappiness. You need enough to avoid being poor , to protect yourself but you don’t need affluence. You need sufficient and a happy life. Chasing more money over happiness seems daft to me

edit - one lady’s comfort is another’s pointless excess

edit 2 and yet those with least give more to charity as a share of their income - so rich people could give more but they tend to be the exception

@MyLimeGuide , I've got a little Buddha outside and he's a cute little china guy who imparts serenity and wisdom to all in his little sphere of influence . Definitely more wise than your normal human :)