Well yeah, he is better off financially, etc, but he is without friends (without Kim) and his moral character is more compromised and he has just given up for the sake of finding worldly comforts instead of real relationships. No? What could the writers/producers be talking about then when they say they are sad about what he becomes by the end of this show? To hear what I'm talking about, watch the beginning of the Better Talk Saul show that played after the Season 3 premiere.