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Very false indeed.

I believe in the buddhistic idea that the more you own the more miserable you become. Think about it... that new computer or car may make you happy and excited for a while, but in long-term, doesn't it actually make you feel worse? That's how it is for me anyway. Also, depression is an extremely common disease in the western society, while I strongly doubt that anti-depressants and suicide rates are very high among the farming villages in poor countries. A balance between the two needs to be established.

About the thin part... I really don't care unless the person is sickly thin or sickly fat. All the things in between are good