• oxomoxo@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    I think this is more of a correlation != causation issue. I think it’s more likely that the kinds of people who have the traits to seek obscene wealth also tend to be people with a higher probability for mental health issues.

    IMO to be driven to collect as much power and money as possible is harmful to both one’s self and those around you.

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      5 months ago

      A lot, I dare even say most, of these people are born into wealth though.

      The more rags to riches type of people tend to be more normal.

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        5 months ago

        Very true, however that fact seems to support the idea that those who seek wealth are from families who also sought wealth, and it may be, in many cases, that it is a genetic predisposition. Which also supports the idea that it’s possible that this could be a mental illness passed generationally. We just don’t attribute the behavior to mental health due the cultural conditioning that wealth is good.

        I mean no one thinks eating, and eating consistently and reliably is bad, but when you see someone eating everything they can get their hands on, most people would agree that’s bad. Obese children are often born into obese families…