Unpopular Opinion Regarding Money, Depression and Religion Leads to Debate on Social Media

Unpopular Opinion Regarding Money, Depression and Religion Leads to Debate on Social Media

  • A young Mzansi woman cannot understand how people with money are also depressed
  • Twitter user @ChrisExcel102 shared that she feels rich depressed people are ungrateful for God's gifts
  • While it is understandable for her to feel this way as money seems to 'fix' everything, people wanted her to know that it doesn't always work like that

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Depression is a global crisis and is largely linked to the unnecessary pressures society puts on people nowadays. One woman finds rich people suffering from depression to be a shame to God, and this sparked a major debate online.

Sad women wondering about life
A woman just cannot understand how people with money are unhappy. Image: Getty Images
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People do not choose to be depressed. Depression is an illness that requires professional intervention and assistance to stabilise… not the opinion of the public.

Twitter user @ChrisExcel102 took to her timeline to share her views on rich peeps with depression. The good sis feels having money is a blessing and those people should be happy.

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“Being depressed while you have money is just another way of being ungrateful to God…

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“Uhlushwa yini unemali ”

The woman’s post has people speaking their mind in the comment section

While some get where she is coming from, others wanted her to understand that money cannot buy happiness. Yes, financial freedom is great, however, it cannot buy love, loyalty and all those things that create lasting happiness.

Take a look at what some had to say:

@OfficialGefteM said:

“Rich people aren't really truly happy cause they got nothing to dream for any more like they live a purposeless life. That's why most say that money don't bring happiness cause you've pretty much everything you wanted.”

@RonnyMhlanga said:

“You can have all the money in the world, but as a man if you have erectile dysfunction is pointless.”

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@leeRoylei said:

“Bathi it's something that can only be understood by people with money bhuti... Others must just step aside ”

@ZhyBaby said:

@Sbue_Ndlovu said:

Kind stranger helps woman without cash and pays for her Pick ’n’ Pay groceries and gives extra money

In other news, Briefly News reported that a woman's story about a generous stranger caught the attention of netizens. Many thought the story was heartwarming and restored their faith in humanity.

When a woman, Nolubabalo Mantlotshane, struggled to pay for something, she says the unexpected happened. Nolubabalo Mantlotshane says the stranger who helped her surprised her as she was even preparing to transfer money.

A woman touched by someone who helped her in a moment of need shared a heartwarming story. While Nolubabalo Mantlotshane was at Pick n pay in Long BeachCcape Town, she wanted to make a purchase but realised that she did not have enough money on her. Nolubabalo Mantlotshane says a " beautiful tall lady" noticed her struggle and gave her R100 and paid for her R94 purchase.

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Denika Herbst (Editor) Denika Herbst is a Human Interest writer at Briefly News. She is also an Industrial Sociologist with a master's degree in Industrial Organisational and Labour Studies from the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, which she completed in 2020. She is now a PhD candidate at UKZN. Denika has over five years of experience writing for Briefly News (joined in 2018), and a short time writing for The South African. You can reach her via: denika.herbst@briefly.co.za.

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