Is super rich or even just rich could be a health hazard?
With so many responsibilities, from juggling your legions of staff to overseeing your finances and business ventures, having vast amounts of money can make your life extraordinarily complicated. In turn, this can lead to high levels of stress, and even result in total burnout in some cases.
The super-rich can be all-too easily affected by what is termed "affluenza", or wealth fatigue syndrome. According to psychoanalyst Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries, it manifests in a "relentless quest for material gain", which can lead to symptoms of depression, impatience, and a false sense of entitlement, among other things.
Wealth has the potential to be corrupting and can eat away at your moral fibre. Why? Having lots of money can make some people feel as if they are above the law, giving them a tendency to exhibit less in the way of compassion and empathy. Studies have shown that the rich are more likely to ignore traffic laws and drive recklessly, not to mention cheat on their taxes, and their partners. And, believe it or not, the affluent are also more likely to shoplift.
The most comprehensive study into whether being super-rich makes you happy was conducted in 2017 by researchers at the prestigious Harvard Business School. As well as surveying 4,000 millionaires, they also reviewed all previous related analyses to give them as broad a picture as possible. The study concluded that only those who earned their wealth, as opposed to inheriting or marrying into it, reported significantly higher levels of wellbeing.
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