Stuff doesn’t make us happy, people do. It’s always been like that. If we spend less time with people, in person, we will be less happy.
Also nature. It’s clinically proven that living your life surrounded by barren concrete fucks you up.
People like having pets and growing houseplants, just cuz, and both have been shown to do a lot of good, mentally. But we really should be bringing nature into our cities much more than we do right now.
But investors like shiny glass and concrete!
Aside from worsening the mental state by deprivation of nature, it also is more vulnerable to flashfloods, the heat is much worse in summer and the air quality is worse all year round.
I live near seattle. A friend who grew up in texas visited recently and he was shocked at how many trees were around in the city, and at how clean the air felt
Depends on the people and the context. You could live surrounded by people every day and be completely miserable.
Anon discovers the underlying foundation of Buddhism.
Anon has depression
(in the US and uninsured) “See the front desk for your $300 appointment fee.”
I doubt the „better diet“ part
What? You mean Doritos and fried meats aren’t better than the meals of royalty?
And this is why people get hobbies