Telling people that being rich or having more money will not help them with their depression is a lie.

I'll revise my current opinion when I find that panel of mental health professionals and extensive clinical trials which advocate extreme poverty as a means of treating depression,

Money may not cure depression but it certainly can buy one enough time, opportunity, freedom, and tools to discover what might.

Cut the bull crap.

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CountScrofula · 41-45, M

Money doesn't buy happiness but poverty precludes it.

DarkHeaven ·

@CountScrofula that was well said.

CountScrofula · 41-45, M

@DarkHeaven Stole from a friend of mine lol

DarkHeaven ·

@CountScrofula wisdom is wisdom.

Harmonium1923 · 51-55, M

@CountScrofula I respectfully disagree. Poverty introduces more challenges but it doesn’t preclude happiness. Massive numbers of people in this world live in poverty but I don’t think it’s true that none of them are able to experience happiness.

DarkHeaven ·

@Harmonium1923 depends on the level of poverty, sir. Starving people are rarely happy.

Harmonium1923 · 51-55, M

@DarkHeaven Fair enough. People who are suffering—from starvation, Disease, war, whatever—are by definition not happy. My point was only that poverty itself is not synonymous with suffering.

DarkHeaven ·

@Harmonium1923 Nobody here disagrees with that but as the level of poverty grows… that harder that becomes in general.

Miram · 31-35, F

@Harmonium1923 What do you mean poverty isn't suffering?

CountScrofula · 41-45, M

@Harmonium1923 Poverty is also a relative concept because the economies work very differently around the world.

But if your basic needs are not being met you aren't going to be particularly happy. When I had to make a choice between food and rent, and chose rent, I wasn't doing a dance.

Harmonium1923 · 51-55, M

@CountScrofula Yes, I get it. I think we're all basically in agreement here, but saying the same things in different ways.