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Do Rich People Live Longer?
Do people that are wealthy and in higher social class live longer? That's a really striking question. And I think your reasoning is right on the point, which is, wow, you have less friends. Privilege knocks out these important tendencies that help with inflammation and vagal tone and the like. But to your point, and it's interesting, the effect of wealth on happiness is much smaller than people think.