Discussion If poverty made people miserable then half of the population would off themselves

[fkyou]

If poverty made people miserable then half of the population would off themselves..but these people live their lives to the end satisfied no matter how little they have..so there must be something more than that making me feel miserable..

 

[sanctionedusage]

slavery didn't cause mass suicides and a suicidal extinction of a race anywhere on the globe. does not mean slavery doesn't make people miserable; it does/did.

judging the severity of a crisis by how many people kill themselves is stupid. most people can't stomach the act no matter how much they're suffering (eg this site), let alone bargain with their religion or responsibilities to justify it.

 

[itsgone2]

I've thought about this. What is your background? As far as, have you ever been poor?
My father passed when I was in high school. We didn't have much money and I went without health insurance for 8 years but never starved. Always had a place to live even though one was very rough.
but I've always worked and able to provide. Now that's up in the air and I'd honestly rather die. I also have a lot of guilt from making bad decisions so it's not all money.
But then if you grow up adjusting to life on government assistance does that just seem normal and not necessary to ctb to escape?
Plus everything is so expensive now. It's awful. The pressure is overwhelming

 

[penguinl0v3s]

99.9% of non-suicidal people I've asked said it's about staying with their loved ones.

 

[fkyou]

99.9% of non-suicidal people I've asked said it's about staying with their loved ones.

And what does that mean

 

[PI3.14]

They continue to live? Sure, but "satisfied"? I highly doubt that.

SI is a very difficult thing to deal with, also many continue to live for the sake of their families. Also, the majority of humans a religious, and ig in most religions, suicide is a sin, so this also prevents them from taking their own life.

Poverty does make people miserable, very miserable actually, but the fact that they're still alive, doesn't mean that they're happy or satisfied.