So, when you try to replicate his argument to the real word, you you get the point. This guy has just given some real reason why people shouldn't hope to be magically rich in real life. Why try to win at Euromillion ? By translating to the real world, it would give : "Giving [me] $500,000 will shit on that whole process. Completing a [job] and getting $10,000 wont feel like such an achievement when [I]'ve already got half a million sitting in the bank. I really feel that suddenly getting wealthier would make the game less enjoyable"...
""Look for the bare necessities The simple bare necessities"" - Balu - The Jungle Book - 1967