I see this among some of my long time friends too. Dreams are starting to fade away, some failed marriages already, some unlucky circumstances.. alcohol and drugs come to "help". To be honest I don't want to communicate with some of them anymore. The negativity/pessimism and a general "oh well...that's that I guess" kind of outlook gets on my nerves.
Good family is great, but that doesn't turn out well pretty often so being rich should be a main goal, family or a good close circle of people with similar interests - second. But not many people manage to become rich so it's a desperate existence for most and efforts not to go out of their mind from all the bullshit and difficulties.