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by aerodeck 3334 days ago
It's very easy to live an long, comfortable and unhappy life.
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But I guess it is easier to be happy when you are richer and have a smaller probability to die tomorrow.
No it isn't. Wealthy people just have more options for staving of misery, which isn't the same thing as being happy.

I am friends with a few super-wealthy people, one who had access to great wealth through business and another who's a prominent aristocrat. When I say friends, I don't mean that we hang out to drink champagne, but that I'm privy to intimate details of their family/personal lives. Wealth does not inoculate you against crippling emotional problems.