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I’m not knowledgeable in this area, but I imagine that living with stress is a major factor in how strongly other negatives end up affecting you.

People who struggle financially are under constant stress.




Self made rich people are also notoriously overworked and under constant stress.

It’s like, an artificial, unnecessary, self-induced constant stress.

But I don’t think the human body can really tell the difference.


TFA is about people in their sixties, which if they are wealthy (self-made or not) are unlikely to still be spending their time overworked, and are likely significantly less stressed than people who are poor at that age. That being said, younger poor people also tend to overwork to make ends meet.


Presumably the effect of stress is cumulative across the lifespan…




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