Great thought. 

The human experience can not so easily be put into separate buckets. It is all so intertwined. An abundance of one can often compensate for a degree of lack in the other. 

But yes, fear is certainly the highest axiom. The Fear of loss is why the affluent compliment the garments of the naked emperor. 

To those who the system prefers, saying the obvious truth gains nothing but costs everything. Fiat gonna Fiat.