most people are insecure, often people who are perceived to 'have it all.' when you spin in high social circles, it's easy to get an inferiority complex, and i suspect it helps some to have a group of people to feel superior to. for example, if you make the least money and get the least chicks out of your social circle of playboy i-bankers, aren't you gonna feel at least a little worthless, even if you make 250 and have an 8/10 girlfriend?

summary: the best way to be happy is not to define yourself by your achievements or possessions

Sad really, no one wants to be comfortable in their own skin and identify with themselves.
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