Your brain is pretty well set, like a thermostat. If he's in pain now, with his effete lifestyle and cushy job, poverty isn't going to improve his lot.
If anything, our original poster should consider psychiatric care. This kind of seething misery isn't often fixed by dickering around your professional life.
I disagree. Talk to grad students who both don't want to quit, but also don't see any viable paths to graduation. Being in such situations - where you feel stuck - for long periods of time can lead to depression.
If anything, our original poster should consider psychiatric care. This kind of seething misery isn't often fixed by dickering around your professional life.