"and they shall know no fear."

Now we know it is scientifically possible! The bright glorious future of 40K appears one step closer. :)

What level of pain is required to meet that threshold? Most days I have a mild headache that goes way with OTC pain meds. But I wouldn't call that chronic pain per se.

Weird my friend group is not like that at all. We all also have kids so maybe that changes the equation somewhat.

Fascinating enough this is not true if you take the entire global population. Suicide rates are often higher in America and Japan than in third world countries.

This is absolutely untrue. SSI exists. Food stamps exists. Public housing exists. Medicaid exists. Unemployment exists. And that's just the government. There are many charities that exist, food banks, Habitat for Humanity, Salvation Army, even old fashion soup kitchens. St. Judes is a Children's Hospital where parents pay 0, heck there are whole websites dedicated to helping others like GoFundMe and GiveSendGo.

You may want there to be *more* social safety nets but to say that there are none is complete hyperbole at best and an outright lie at worst.

Humans seem to need purpose to be happy. That goal can be money, fame, building something, creating something etc. When purpose is gone they turn to a lot of vices and self destructive behavior. Having a grind mindset, when not taken to extremes, can be very healthy and empowering.

May want to look into another line of work. People often feel as if they can't reimagine what their career is but its crazy how many different jobs exist. Hell I know a couple who literally just make do in the gig economy.