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Yep. Hedonic treadmill. It’s a nice theory/observation to summarize this behavior. It is amusing to note despite having more, less, or almost zero dollars, it d
by bitexploder 8y ago
Yep. Hedonic treadmill. It’s a nice theory/observation to summarize this behavior. It is amusing to note despite having more, less, or almost zero dollars, it doesn’t seem to make folks much happier. Hmm.
- tialaramex 8y ago"almost zero" is exaggerating. When humans worry about basic needs like food and shelter this makes them notably unhappy. In many countries even a basic full-time job might not alleviate poverty enough to take you up to this line where your basic needs are met and the Hedonic treadmill kicks in. And in the Industrialised North lots of people actually live _below_ zero, with consumer debt at unprecedented levels.
- bitexploder 8y agoI was thinking in the context of very wealthy individuals. So, let’s call almost zero an annual salary of 80-100k. https://www.advisorperspectives.com/dshort/commentaries/2016/10/21/happiness-revisited-a-household-income-of-75k https://www.advisorperspectives.com/dshort/commentaries/2016... — essentially above the so called “happiness” threshold.