Not all people feel the need to consume as much as people in richer countries to feel the same amount of happiness. There have been studies documenting this. H

Not all people feel the need to consume as much as people in richer countries to feel the same amount of happiness. There have been studies documenting this. Here is a short story from Tim Ferriss which sums this up where he realizes that a Mexican fisherman really has a very high quality of life. http://www.peterbe.com/plog/the-4-hour-work-week-by-timothy-ferris http://www.peterbe.com/plog/the-4-hour-work-week-by-timothy-...