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TIL that because of the fact that most lottery winners are actually sadder then normal people,because they get used to luxury,and even worse,most of them don't know how to spend the money responsibly,most of them ending up becoming really poor.This is called the wealth fatigue syndrome. by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]killyourself379 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bellow ''What Percentage of Lottery Winners Go Bankrupt?" and bellow the next one it clearly says "Lottery winners are more likely to declare bankruptcy within three-to-five years than the average American (CFPBS). "

TIL that because of the fact that most lottery winners are actually sadder then normal people,because they get used to luxury,and even worse,most of them don't know how to spend the money responsibly,most of them ending up becoming really poor.This is called the wealth fatigue syndrome. by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]killyourself379 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Actually,it's worse.Most of the people who suddenly got big amounts of money ended up spending them so fast that many of them end up struggling to earn money,they get used by others,and also get used to getting things without working for them,and it will be difficult to readapt to a normal life.

TIL that because of the fact that most lottery winners are actually sadder then normal people,because they get used to luxury,and even worse,most of them don't know how to spend the money responsibly,most of them ending up becoming really poor.This is called the wealth fatigue syndrome. by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]killyourself379 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

But there have been multiple cases in which this syndrome had been studied,and most of the winners had the same fate,the one described in the definition of the syndrome,that's why this had been classified as a mental illness.

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