I think in poorer societies people care more for one another even if they barely have any food. The community is stronger. That may aleviate some forms of depre

I think in poorer societies people care more for one another even if they barely have any food. The community is stronger. That may aleviate some forms of depression but not all. Remember, depression is sometimes invisible so travelling around poor parts of the world and people smiling at you doesn’t mean it’s all dandy. But I feel that your point is somewhat related to the obliteration of the community in general and the tendecy to care for oneself first and foremost in the western world. Money and wealtg is not everything. And then how that is distributed also is another thing. People feel worthless if they don’t attain a certain definition of success