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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Nothing, because it’s up to me how I feel. I’ve been a millionaire three times and I still wanted to kill myself.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 January 2023 source ↗
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That materialistic things will not make you happy.
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