In recent times, economic growth has helped many become richer, both in developed and developing cournties. However, those, in developed countries are not as happy as they were in the past. Why is this? What can be learned from this?

Economic development has been rapidly growing all around the globe, helping a large number of individuals to increase their financial income. Yet, some of the current rich
people
, living in developed countries, are not as happy as their predecessors. In
this
essay, I will show some of the reasons for
this
trend and what can be learnt. The main reason for
people
to be
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less happy these days is
because
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their
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lifestyle
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life style
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has changed. In the past,
people
used to
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more
time
socializing than being at home; individuals now
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prefer
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prefer
to spend their free
time
at home watching
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or playing video games. To justify, it is well known that rich
people
spend a large amount of
money
on online games, which
leds
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leads
led
LEDs
them to be
isoleted
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isolated
at home investing more
their
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time
in the game rather than with their friends.
This
behaviour may give them a feeling of
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happiness
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happiness
that easily goes away once their computer is off. If
people
take into account what is happening, they
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might
migth
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might
be able to avoid that feeling and be
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in
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what really
matter
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; family and friendship. Human beings are now aware
how
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fast
money
can
be earn
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but spending quality
time
with family is something that
money
can not buy.
Also
, it has been
prove
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that going out with close friends increases the dopamine level in the body, which is the main responsible for the feeling of
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happiness
happines
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happiness
.
Hence
, having
better
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social
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lifestyle
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life style
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,
accompany
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with
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a somewhat of
money
, can be extremely relevant when it comes to a cheerful life. To conclude,
although
money
is becoming easy to
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achieve
achive
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achieve
,
people
should be
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focus
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on spending quality
time
with their close family and friend
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instead
insted
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instead
of being
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on technological instruments,
such
as online games.
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