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I'd say the opposite. While Airbnb is on the cusp of a payout, Google's an established and quite profitable company. They have plenty of money that they can use
by s73v3r 11y ago
I'd say the opposite. While Airbnb is on the cusp of a payout, Google's an established and quite profitable company. They have plenty of money that they can use to make people happy. Airbnb has the promise of money, which will almost certainly be diluted to hell and back when all is said and done.
- GCA10 11y agoIt's the promise of something better -- just about to arrive -- that has the biggest impact on happiness. Seriously. "We're going to have a baby!" "I just got engaged." "We just hired this great engineer." "We're going to Hawaii for Christmas." I could go on, but you get the point. Once you've had Google's free food and other perks for a while, they become baseline. They're just part of what's normal.
- avn2109 11y agoBeats me why you're getting downvoted. Hedonic adaptation is totally a thing. [0] [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedonic_treadmill https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedonic_treadmill
- hkmurakami 11y agoThis is absolutely true. The promise of a big purchase (the anticipation) makes people way more happy than the purchase itself and even being able to enjoy the fruits of the purchase.