That's why I didn't say you need to be happy like I am, if you choose to be a miserable pessimist that's your choice. I'm just pointing out to you the choice of being happy and being unhappy is - indeed - at the end - yours. I personally would never let myself get to your level of perssims, you know why? 'Cause I for sure would disappear long before I reach that point.
Thankfully for me, housing saves this game for me, else I would stop playing yes, because the rest of the "content" leaves a lot to be desired, and is almost non existant. Long lasting content at least.