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Re:Facebook Australia allowed advertisers to target teens’ e... by aerodeck on Monday May 01, 2017 @10:53AM (#14237935)
It's very easy to live an long, comfortable and unhappy life.
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Re:Facebook Australia allowed advertisers to target teens’ e... by dandelion_lover on Monday May 01, 2017 @03:45PM (#14240819)
But I guess it is easier to be happy when you are richer and have a smaller probability to die tomorrow.
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Re:Facebook Australia allowed advertisers to target teens’ e... by anigbrowl on Monday May 01, 2017 @08:47PM (#14243125)
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.

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