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On 2/4/2025 at 12:49 PM, bornontheblue said:

Is your wife stupid as fuck.  How the hell would anybody stay with you for 37 years. 

 

This was post #8, btw.....

 

On 2/4/2025 at 11:27 AM, RSF said:

 

The over/under on this thread breaking down is 10 posts.

 

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A few guesses.

Boomer / Older Gen X are under less financial stress than Millennials / Gen Z right now.

The cost of housing has spiked while income has not kept up at the same pace.   This puts stress on everything to people getting married, to having kids.

OC-U.S.-Income-Housing-Gap_Feb14.jpg

 

 

Another issue is technology has led to more unhappiness, and less human interaction.

Is it me or are the the streets not as full of kids playing outside, as compared to when most of us were younger.

The use of phones is re-wiring kids' brains and there is more anxiety now than ever.

 

 

https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2024/june/-the-great-rewiring-of-childhood-.html

'The Great Rewiring of Childhood'

Jonathan Haidt explains how the spike in smartphone use among young people has correlated with a rise in anxiety and depression

 

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On 2/4/2025 at 10:54 AM, The San Diegan said:

Too many people lost trying to fill an unfillable hole wanting what they don't have instead of appreciating what they do. We are a spoiled people.

We filled it with materialism instead of family, friends, and being. 

I'm discovering I'm more content and better off with less "stuff". Retail therapy only works for retailers and the supply chain.

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I’d say I’m fairly content with my life overall.  Sure more money and financial security when I retire would be great but I’m sure we’ll survive. 
I’ve also removed a lot of “friends” from my Facebook page and that’s helped some.  I’m also starting to ignore people here to make my days more pleasant.  I can’t wait till spring with warmer weather and longer days.  It seems to help my attitude a lot.

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On 2/14/2025 at 1:42 PM, Spaztecs said:

We filled it with materialism instead of family, friends, and being. 

I'm discovering I'm more content and better off with less "stuff". Retail therapy only works for retailers and the supply chain.

Pretty sure there have been many studies that show there definitely is a correlation between money and “happiness”, up to a certain point. And when you account for cost of living, that point is probably higher than you would expect. Now once you get over that point, sure, I generally agree with this sentiment. 

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