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Full Idea
Nobody grows rich or poor any more: both are too much of a burden.
Gist of Idea
People now find both wealth and poverty too much of a burden
Source
Friedrich Nietzsche (Thus Spake Zarathustra [1884], 1.01)
Book Ref
Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'Thus Spake Zarathustra', ed/tr. Hollingdale,R.J. [Penguin 1969], p.46
A Reaction
True. Most people I know are just puzzled by people who actually seem to want to be extremely wealthy.