I think everything you posted in your OP all boils down to achieving satisfaction in life. If you believe that being in the ruling class will grant you that satisfaction, then so it will be. If you believe in some bullshit that money is the root of all evil, then you'll despise being in the upper class.
My point is this: your beliefs shape all of your behaviors. It doesn't matter what these beliefs are, but if what you want in life is success, happiness, women, or whatever, then you better alter your belief systems to match the behavior that will bring you those results.
If you want money, simply understand the rules of wealth and work hard towards achieving whatever results you want. Sky's the limit.
So if someone wants to be uber rich, they could adopt your belief system. If one doesn't care for money, then they shouldn't.
The most important point that you posted is that perception is everything.
The NLPers use the reframing principle to look at the same situation with a fresh set of new eyes, and by this principle you may uncover new things that you previously overlooked.
For example, take someone who makes $100k doing a 9-5 job in the U.S., and let's suppose that he's relatively satisfied with his life as he separates his job from his personal life, and he takes care of his diet and his relationships.(yenno, basic shit that most Americans fail to achieve).
Someone from the upper echelon would look down at this person and think "pfffft what a loser," and he would be justified in his viewpoint because of his perception.
Now take someone from Africa looking upon this white man's 9-5er life. He'd probably think to himself "That guy is living the dream."
For anyone reading this, it's incredibly important to create your own strong perception of the world that benefits YOU the most.
Jon, since you're already ballin in the 0.01%, your perception for the most part only applies to you. Most people don't belong to this high of an upper class, so for them to adopt your worldview would be toxic as they'd be affirming things that don't currently apply to their lives. Cognitive dissonance taken to an extreme.
A far better perception for most people who have the capability to succeed, imo, is to fully accept yourself for who you are, and not feel bad about yourself in the meantime while you strive to make it to the top. And never settle. And always persist.
Still, I respect your success. Dat jewmoney.