Money can't buy happiness...
...but it can pay off a lot of unhappiness.
...but it can pay off a lot of unhappiness.
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Free registration at the forum removes this block.Studies are just information. It's just data. They have no desire to keep you anywhere.
Yea, the studies said that after you make about 100-120K/yr there's diminishing returns on happinessI dunno man. Quite a while ago, maybe 8 years or so ago, I heard the (in)famous claim that if you make over a certain amount of money (~USD 12k a month), more money doesn't make you happier.
I make more than that, but then again I've never been a millionaire, so I can't compare.
I feel, due to limited means, there are still experiences that are 'closed off' to me, e.g. taking a month long holiday (or more) whilst NEVER having to worry about any sort of expenses, like travelling first class, staying in the the best suite in hotels, buying anything I want as I see it.. you know, just not having to worry about expenses in general, and be able to throw money out of the equation altogether.
How much "happier" that would make me, I dunno.
I guess at some point, you'd begin to experience the law of diminishing returns. I just don't know where that point is.
$12k a month in can buy you much more happiness in Alabama than in California or NYC
I think most would agree that money can't guarantee you happiness but lack of money (to cover your needs) most often than not will cause a lot of unhappiness.
I have never met someone who is not a millionaire and he is happy with his life.
I rest my case here.
Quite a while ago, maybe 8 years or so ago, I heard the (in)famous claim that if you make over a certain amount of money (~USD 12k a month), more money doesn't make you happier.
I just don't understand why there's this conspiracy theory where people think others are trying to 'keep you down.' "They want you to believe you need a college degree to keep you indebted to the government." Who does lol? Your parents told you to get a degree because they want you to be indentured servants of the government? Whatever. That "diminishing returns on happiness after 100K study has been replicated numerous times. Humans can't have unlimited happiness . There's an upper limit.Oh Chris that is such a blinkered view, you are a smart guy, you know way better than that.
The vast majority of the information we see each day is based on skewed data sets biased towards the agenda of the publisher. There is desire and intent in pretty much all of it. Hell, this whole Brexit mess the UK currently faces and the fact that we invaded Iraq due to the presence of 'Weapons of Mass Destruction' were caused by skewed, or outright false, data dangled in front of Joe Public like a fat juicy carrot to carry forward the agenda of those with power.
To me I stick to Maslow’s Hierarchy need which is very reliable model.Yes it is sustainable. It is grounded in reality. The fact that you're alive.
And truly, what is a greater reality than that, that each of us can be absolutely sure about?
I want to distinguish between sustainable long term happiness versus feeling high from buying a gadget.So do you think 90% of Americans would be somewhat happy with food, water, and physical security? Why are there any depressed people that have these things?
Add the second layer. Now would 90% of Americans be happy? Why are there any depressed people that have these things?
Third layer is actually love, relationships, and belonging to a group. Now would 90% of Americans be happy? Why are there any depressed people that have these things?
Fourth layer includes freedom and also status, self esteem. Should I ask the same questions again?
Now conversely, why are there happy people that are in poverty? That are homeless? That do not even have their basic needs met?
Maslow is not about happiness is an obvious conclusion at this point.
I think the government likes business people and entrepreneur because they create jobs and are generally not dependent on the government (self reliant bunch). It is the employed people that make government nervous that the gov is pressured to create the macro environment to keep unemployment low.I just don't understand why there's this conspiracy theory where people think others are trying to 'keep you down.' "They want you to believe you need a college degree to keep you indebted to the government." Who does lol? Your parents told you to get a degree because they want you to be indentured servants of the government? Whatever. That "diminishing returns on happiness after 100K study has been replicated numerous times. Humans can't have unlimited happiness . There's an upper limit.
And yes, I'm a statistician and work in research.. i get the data skew thing... I see no indication that that study suffers from that. Good analysts know how to make sure data isn't skewed.
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