I refer to the article ‘Equality, expectations and envy’ (November 5) by John Cassar White.

How shallow of him to equate happiness with affluence and material wealth. His notion that the cause of anxiety anddepression today is our need to “keepup with the Joneses” is both demeaningand antiquated.

Today’s youth are not worried by material wealth (witness the many wealthy pop stars and celebrities who have publicly admitted to suffering anxiety or, indeed, committing suicide).

The cause of much anxiety today is global warming and what we our doing to our planet. Causes that cannot be overcome by doing better than your peers or popping a few pills!

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