I respectfully disagree. They are still decaying organic matters that are driven by the overwhelming sense of want for all the extraordinary experiences they could have before they expire, just like everybody else. They're just more convinced that they could achieve them with fiat notes, and not by other means.
"Want for" is an old figure of speach meaning "lack". And mostly it would be used for a lack of some necessity. It is used so in this also old riddle.
The rich has an immense want for a genuine connection with people not driven by money, which I would argue to be one of the important necessities and extraordinary experiences in life.
You're not wrong. You're also overanalyzing wordplay in a riddle and trying to turn it into a philosophical commentary on life.
This kills the joke.
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