Maybe I didn't make my point clear. The concept here is that, everyone has something that they prioritize - even if not explicitly.
So writing something like "Whatever happened to living a balanced life and the satisfaction of fulfilling a responsibility?" suggests that the primary priority you think is being under-emphasized is "living a balanced life."
This is very similar to the popular philosophy of "diversity of experience" being the ultimate priority, which is a remixed version of the classical philosophy of hedonism [1] (not to be confused with the modern interpretation which only focuses on sexual pleasure).
[1]https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/hedonism/
