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Today we've seen a Bollywood star loved by millions, young, wealthy and it would seem, with the world at his feet, commit suicide.

This is obviously not the first person who is famous to take his own life and won't be the last.

Behind the glitz, the glamour, the social media profiles, are these people genuinely happy?

Does fame and fortune bring more trouble than it is worth?

Does money bring happiness, or just more problems?
 
It increases the possibility of being happy because it takes away a lot of problems and fears. After all, money is the most powerful tool in the world.

Celebrities are often unhappy in spite of all the wealth because of the intense amount of pressure that they are under.
 
No is the simple answer but as the saying goes, it pays the bills. Happiness comes from being at ease with your self and your conscience.
 
No

It can reduce financial worries but it cant for eg give you health, or buy you love n peace
 
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Zaz said:
No

It can reduce financial worries but it cant for eg give you health, or buy you love n peace
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It certainly greatly increases the chances of having better health, finding love and living in peace.

A poor person has to struggle harder to achieve those things.
 
Not having a strong support system i would say is what exacerbates depression and to be fair other people can't relate to it or cannot do much to help the person beyond a certain point as everyone has their own challenges in life. The only plea i can make is anyone who suffers from it is to seek medical and professional help and don't seclude yourself from the outside world and others as it will just increase the probability of you doing something crazy like this.

Look at Tyson Fury, the guy was rock bottom in 2016 and 2017 and was this close to taking his life. Now he has found a way to fight those demons and low feelings and he is now not only the HW champion of the world but in most people's eyes the best and most skilled HW in the world.
 
Mamoon said:
It certainly greatly increases the chances of having better health, finding love and living in peace.

A poor person has to struggle harder to achieve those things.
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Does a kid gets a truly love from his rich parents?
They may gave him an expensive toys but will they able to spend their time with a kid?
 
If your heart is not at ease and you can’t sleep in peace at night then I don’t think money has brought happiness.

Just another example; if you have all the money in the World, and you still can’t enjoy a cup of tea with your family then it’s better to be like that poor mazdoor who earns 200 rupees a day but can have a cup of tea in peace.
 
There is not a single thing on its alone that brings happiness or satisfaction in life.

It's a balanced combination of different factors: A caring family, reliable friends, a loving partner, the ability to meet financial needs and a sense of purpose in life, all plays into it.

No amount of abundance in one aspect can work as a compensation, if another important aspect is missing.

Media and a competitive society often misleads us into believing that accumulation of money and unending attention is what brings happiness.

Attention from millions of fans is worthless compared to a truly caring hug from a reliable friend in times of need.

Besides happiness comes and goes. Satisfaction with oneself and one's life should be the bigger goal.
 
if a shiekh having oil money can cure himself from covid-19 on death bed thn let us know .....
 
we start making money to seek happiness and comfort but the problem is we keep setting what's enough bar higher and higher, and sometimes it seems like more than enjoying what we have we keep collecting more and more money for the sake of it. Some people just live to make money not to enjoy it as they can because they don't have time for that. Simply put a guy earing 10k per month strive to earn 10k more but guy earning 10000k strive to double that, so the more u earn the lust for more money increase exponentially, and it is never ending cycle, so instead of always cursing over what we don't have if we started to enjoy what we have we all would be a lot more content, we always look at person richer than us not the one who is poorer, at any given time it's more like that we are in top bracket than the lower, but we never seem to be able to appreciate that fact.
 
No never it's all mental tbh it's just how much you are at peace with your inner self know ofcourse if you are living paycheck to paycheck than I get it money will bring happiness but there is a level to it if everything is taken care of and you're living a decent life style I think after that it's your own inner peace that'll dictate happiness
 
No.

It’s takes the pressure off though, allowing you room to work on happiness.
 
It can buy happiness, yes. Temporarily?

There is a fine line between being grateful and being not, when it comes to defining happiness.
 
Happiness is not dependent on money.

You can be happy with no money. You can also be happy with a lot of money.
 
sweep_shot said:
Happiness is not dependent on money.

You can be happy with no money. You can also be happy with a lot of money.
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I highly doubt that.

Lack of money can in certain situations could mean, lack of food, lack of shelter and lack of education.

Unless someone is giving you free food everyday and providing you with shelter, I don't see how you'd get your basic needs met with no money.

After a certain amount of threshold, the increased accumulation of money loses its importance and could have a negative impact, just like how after eating a certain amount of food you aren't hungry anymore and forcing yourself to eat more could even lead to digestive problems.

Often times life is all about balance.
 
Robert said:
No.

It’s takes the pressure off though, allowing you room to work on happiness.
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It could also increase pressure.

The pressure to protect your assets.
The pressure to own certain things.
The pressure to act in a certain way.
The pressure to doubt others intentions, since you don't know if they like you or like your money.
 
money is needed for a certain limit to be happy like there are some core needs that without money make it harder for a person to enjoy his life like a good house, decent food and stuff of daily needs but if you have all this and still can't find happiness then it only becomes mental issue or existential crisis.

Human brain is a very complex machine. It can't be easily fixed or molded like other things despite all money.
 
Psychological problems is a massive issue even in the developed nations but here in 3rd world countries people assume the rich can't have any problems since they have so much money and luxuries.
 
Material wealth is measurable; happiness is more intangible. That said, both are a continuum, which renders the question difficult to answer. If wealth increasing by a significant amount made you slightly happier, is the answer to the question yes or no? For the answer to be yes, should happiness increase proportionally with wealth? Does the law of diminishing returns apply? Happiness can ebb and flow daily, even if your wealth were to remain constant. Does the answer vary several times everyday?
 
No.
Money can be considered as a measure of success.
Happiness is a state of mind and is a product of interaction between circumstances, desires (priorities) and achievements.
 
Increamental role of money in happiness after certain point is close to zero.

I define wealthy as having enough to control you time. That allows you to do pursue things whuch can make you happy. Having inner scorecard and ignoring the outer score card also helps a ton.
 
Money doesn't bring happiness, but its better to be rich and depressed than poor and depressed.
 
Sirris said:
I highly doubt that.

Lack of money can in certain situations could mean, lack of food, lack of shelter and lack of education.

Unless someone is giving you free food everyday and providing you with shelter, I don't see how you'd get your basic needs met with no money.

After a certain amount of threshold, the increased accumulation of money loses its importance and could have a negative impact, just like how after eating a certain amount of food you aren't hungry anymore and forcing yourself to eat more could even lead to digestive problems.

Often times life is all about balance.
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I mean not really look at the nuns or the saints, faqeer or even the yogis with nothing they made a choice to be like that but most of them or a lot of em are happy with thier lives so yeah I think even with no wealth a human being can be happy as long as they have thier mental side clear
 
People saying No, are only jealous of the rich people.

Money brings resources, tools, professional connections. That's enough to survive and live happily for rest of life. Yet, the mental health people is more critical, as expectations, risks, frauds also increases with greater wealth.
 
Bigboii said:
I mean not really look at the nuns or the saints, faqeer or even the yogis with nothing they made a choice to be like that but most of them or a lot of em are happy with thier lives so yeah I think even with no wealth a human being can be happy as long as they have thier mental side clear
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Such people don't believe in money, they live in isolation or for the greater good. They just represent a small fraction of poor. Most poor will happily swap lives with the rich. Many poor don't even know how they will survive the next day.
 
It does bring happiness cause it allows you to use it on stuff that matters to you. Without money you can’t do much in this life.
 
someone21 said:
Such people don't believe in money, they live in isolation or for the greater good. They just represent a small fraction of poor. Most poor will happily swap lives with the rich. Many poor don't even know how they will survive the next day.
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yeah I get what you are saying but I was talking more about the human aspect of it like even though most are not like that but we have the "capability" as humans to be happy even in that tough situation so happiness and having some wealth is related but the relationship is not as big as we think it is

but the problem somewhere is that when you are providing for someone then thats selfish living cause most cannot be happy like that they need "life"
 
The guy who committed suicide in my opinion didn't experience major life failures except for a few movies. He was also a top student that made it into prestigious Delhi engineering college.

He somehow managed to overcome most career struggles with ease in life he also easily moved from TV to Movies which is a big task in India almost impossible with probably 2 who have done it in last 30 years to become lead actors.

So no money doesn't make someone happy but maybe mental illness is a big thing. Guru Dutt is the biggest example of that..
 
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someone21 said:
People saying No, are only jealous of the rich people.

Money brings resources, tools, professional connections. That's enough to survive and live happily for rest of life. Yet, the mental health people is more critical, as expectations, risks, frauds also increases with greater wealth.
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No its not jealousy cause yeah of course 99% of the people will choose wealth cause it brings all those things in life you mentioned you can buy "fun" "dopamine rush" you can provide for your loved ones but does it bring "happiness" no at least after a certain point it doesn't (even though I dont think there is any negative effects of money)

Happiness is a very much a mental phase and its not related to wealth as much as it is related with being in peace with yourself
but everyone including me likes wealth cause you can buy "fun" but happiness and fun are two different things imo
 
Bigboii said:
yeah I get what you are saying but I was talking more about the human aspect of it like even though most are not like that but we have the "capability" as humans to be happy even in that tough situation so happiness and having some wealth is related but the relationship is not as big as we think it is

but the problem somewhere is that when you are providing for someone then thats selfish living cause most cannot be happy like that they need "life"
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Humans are capable of changing emotions at an instance. We can go from happy to sad in just one moment. So it's about sustainable happiness. Money is critical, and just money alone is a different thing. But Money can make one happy for sure...
 
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Bigboii said:
No its not jealousy cause yeah of course 99% of the people will choose wealth cause it brings all those things in life you mentioned you can buy "fun" "dopamine rush" you can provide for your loved ones but does it bring "happiness" no at least after a certain point it doesn't (even though I dont think there is any negative effects of money)

Happiness is a very much a mental phase and its not related to wealth as much as it is related with being in peace with yourself
but everyone including me likes wealth cause you can buy "fun" but happiness and fun are two different things imo
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Money can bring happiness at least temporary. And there is nothing that can bring happiness permanently
 
andy0204 said:
Does a kid gets a truly love from his rich parents?
They may gave him an expensive toys but will they able to spend their time with a kid?
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Yes he/she does. Parents love their children irrespective of their financial status.

To say that rich parents are less likely to spend time with their kids is a generalization. Plenty of rich parents get to spend time with their kids and plenty of poor parents are unable to do so, since they are working from sunrise to sunset in order to make ends meet.
 
Money is very important the way this world works. You need money for all the good things in the world.

In reality most of us are modern slaves. If we want all the nice things we need to work everyday even when we do not want to.

You need a education, health, house, car, food, internet, pc, smartphone, traveling and all other stuff. You need money.

Mental health is something else. It does not only hit successful people. It can hit everyone. And there are thousands of people who commit suicide. We just hear about the famous people.
 
In this particular case as in most others like it this is an irrelevant question. Clinical depression is an illness, a systemic disease and probably the worst one at that as it saps the willingness to survive which under normal circumstances is the prime imperative of every living organism. Like any other disease it does not matter whether you are rich or poor, young or old, the problem has little to do with money or any other material possession or achievement.
 
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i dont remember thee exact study, but ive read in the past that it does up till about £60,000 a year (USD80,000) in income, which for most people as a single would help cover basic necessities, rent, bills, food, enjoy the occasional luxury, holiday, or treat and have some left over to save for a rainy day.

after that its the law of diminishing returns to the point i think, if i remember correctly the relationship breaks down, or is neglegible after 150k or something, and other factors can impact your happiness more.
 
I was born in a poverty stricken household and now have fianncial means to travel to the whole world.

1. Everyday I pray to God that he does not give poverty to any person in the world. The life is hellish. There is nothing much you can do. Life is terrible.
2. Money can not buy mental peace but getting closer to God and having a gratitude journal does. It helps to a large extent and also having a supportive family too. Being alone is hell for a depressed person.

We can not judge special cases such as this just based on the "money" factor alone. There are many billionaires like Bill Gates and Warren Buffet- they also come across very happy , cheerful and enjoy their life to the fullest.

I am more of the opinion that your destination is already decided by God and what you are going through is just an act. Finding logic and reasoning behind God's works I do not consider myself as an expert to comment on it.
 
Sirris said:
I highly doubt that.

Lack of money can in certain situations could mean, lack of food, lack of shelter and lack of education.

Unless someone is giving you free food everyday and providing you with shelter, I don't see how you'd get your basic needs met with no money.

After a certain amount of threshold, the increased accumulation of money loses its importance and could have a negative impact, just like how after eating a certain amount of food you aren't hungry anymore and forcing yourself to eat more could even lead to digestive problems.

Often times life is all about balance.
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By no money, I meant that threshold. I meant someone who is earning enough to have roof over head and eat.
 
Someone who is clinically severely depressed will unfortunately take their lives, it has nothing to do with bank balance, it can happen to someone with nothing in the bank and people like Robin Williams who were worth $50 million on the date of their death
 
Well those of you who insist that money plays no role in happiness, why don’t you give all your way away? You will still be happy, and isn’t happiness everything?
 
Mamoon said:
Yes he/she does. Parents love their children irrespective of their financial status.

To say that rich parents are less likely to spend time with their kids is a generalization. Plenty of rich parents get to spend time with their kids and plenty of poor parents are unable to do so, since they are working from sunrise to sunset in order to make ends meet.
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You are also generalizing that poor parents cannot able to spend the time,the problem is we don't know how to be in central neither that rich(but affordable) neither poor.
 
andy0204 said:
You are also generalizing that poor parents cannot able to spend the time,the problem is we don't know how to be in central neither that rich(but affordable) neither poor.
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I said “plenty of” and not “all” which means I do not want to generalize poor people.
 
Mamoon said:
Well those of you who insist that money plays no role in happiness, why don’t you give all your way away? You will still be happy, and isn’t happiness everything?
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Because I want fun I wanna ride in brand new car and show off I wanna buy a big house and enjoy luxurious things in life but they're a momantry fun and I look forward to it and work hard to get those moments in life but I know they don't bring "happiness"

It's something like I guess orgasm it's fun yeah of course but it doesn't bring "happiness (like you won't enjoy it forever)" but at the same time you don't stop aspiring to have it again

So for me wealth and finer things in life are like that you don't really enjoy the brand new car forever you would likely change it if you have the money after a while cause you want that moment again and this cycle is beautiful it's makes the world work

But happiness on the other hand is more of a mental thing like how much you are at peace with yourself sure if your bills are being paid and your loved ones are taken care of than it helps but wealth "alone" is not everything and not even the biggest thing when it comes to "happiness" which is a state of mind
 
someone21 said:
People saying No, are only jealous of the rich people.

Money brings resources, tools, professional connections. That's enough to survive and live happily for rest of life. Yet, the mental health people is more critical, as expectations, risks, frauds also increases with greater wealth.
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I have a roof over my head, I have clothes on my back, I don’t go hungry. That’s all the money I need.

Happiness is quality of human relationships. Give of yourself with no expectation of recompense and the universe will reward you in ways you cannot yet conceive.
 
Robert said:
I have a roof over my head, I have clothes on my back, I don’t go hungry. That’s all the money I need.

Happiness is quality of human relationships. Give of yourself with no expectation of recompense and the universe will reward you in ways you cannot yet conceive.
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Wow, you are very naive. If only clothes & food is all you need, please donate all your savings or assets immediately. And why are you on the internet as thats not needed by your logic..
 
Saj said:
Today we've seen a Bollywood star loved by millions, young, wealthy and it would seem, with the world at his feet, commit suicide.

This is obviously not the first person who is famous to take his own life and won't be the last.

Behind the glitz, the glamour, the social media profiles, are these people genuinely happy?

Does fame and fortune bring more trouble than it is worth?

Does money bring happiness, or just more problems?
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Of course money can bring you happiness, all the materialistic happiness in the world.


but

You wont find any spiritual happiness and that's when your soul dies...
 
Bigboii said:
Because I want fun I wanna ride in brand new car and show off I wanna buy a big house and enjoy luxurious things in life but they're a momantry fun and I look forward to it and work hard to get those moments in life but I know they don't bring "happiness"

It's something like I guess orgasm it's fun yeah of course but it doesn't bring "happiness (like you won't enjoy it forever)" but at the same time you don't stop aspiring to have it again

So for me wealth and finer things in life are like that you don't really enjoy the brand new car forever you would likely change it if you have the money after a while cause you want that moment again and this cycle is beautiful it's makes the world work

But happiness on the other hand is more of a mental thing like how much you are at peace with yourself sure if your bills are being paid and your loved ones are taken care of than it helps but wealth "alone" is not everything and not even the biggest thing when it comes to "happiness" which is a state of mind
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That is subjective. They might not bring happiness to you but they might bring happiness to someone else. The bottom-line is that the possibility of achieving happiness/contentment/whatever you want to call it increases when you have money.

Similarly, the chances of being unhappy are much higher when you are poor.
 
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