I think more than anything, the metaphysical view of what money is is totally bizarre. It's like money gets lumped into this special category of its own.
Money is just society's tickets to gain access to the collective productive capital that is the the totality of the economy. Money is just crystallized favors.
Try to replace "money" in your head with "favors" and you will see just how bizarre many beliefs about it are.
You may imagine that to be true, but more likely than not, you don't know what you are talking about. For one thing, Ferarri's aren't known for comfort...
OTOH, underground trains never suffer from traffic congestions. I feel more comfortable spending constant 0.5 hours in the underground than spending variable 0.3–2.5 hours in a traffic jam.
Reality just does not support the idea that most people are better off with a lot more money.