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Though without advertising don't we have less jobs and seamingly greater dissatisfaction with lack of income?

by brentm 7y ago

bediger4000 7y ago
I've asked academic economists about this, albeit indirectly. I've asked if any studies of the effect of advertising have ever been made, if they've been replicated, etc etc. I tried to vary phrasing, and use the jargon. I got a lot of "I don't know" and variants. It seems difficult to google up references, because the key words are common words.
oregontechninja 7y ago
The jobs are abstract time waisters anyhow. Let me surf and hike my days away while the machines toil in the fields.
netsharc 7y ago
It seems like it's the gospel of capitalism (or neo-liberalism?) that has fooled of us that we need more money to be more happy. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/apr/15/neoliberalism-ideology-problem-george-monbiot https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/apr/15/neoliberalism-... As a loner, one night I was sitting with friends, talking and laughing and I thought "I'm really happy right now! So this is what I've been missing, a social circle!". There are also many articles written about how having a good group of friends improves your health so much as you grow older. Admiteddly we were sitting in a restaurant, where the food and drink cost money.
- funkymike 7y ago
  Well money does significantly increase happiness, up to a point. The hard part as an individual is recognizing when you have hit that point. If you can realize it, then as your income grows you can avoid increasing spending which means you can save more and spend less years working. Working just to make and spend more money that doesn't substantially increase happiness.
FabHK 7y ago
> without advertising don't we have less jobs? Yes, like we have less jobs without manufacturing chemical weapons. > without advertising don't we have seamingly greater dissatisfaction with lack of income? I don't understand the question.

Though without advertising don't we have less jobs and seamingly greater dissatisfaction with lack of income?

by brentm 7y ago

Though without advertising don't we have less jobs and seamingly greater dissatisfaction with lack of income?

I've asked academic economists about this, albeit indirectly. I've asked if any studies of the effect of advertising have ever been made, if they've been replicated, etc etc. I tried to vary phrasing, and use the jargon. I got a lot of "I don't know" and variants. It seems difficult to google up references, because the key words are common words.

oregontechninja 7y ago

The jobs are abstract time waisters anyhow. Let me surf and hike my days away while the machines toil in the fields.

netsharc 7y ago

It seems like it's the gospel of capitalism (or neo-liberalism?) that has fooled of us that we need more money to be more happy. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/apr/15/neoliberalism-ideology-problem-george-monbiot https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/apr/15/neoliberalism-... As a loner, one night I was sitting with friends, talking and laughing and I thought "I'm really happy right now! So this is what I've been missing, a social circle!". There are also many articles written about how having a good group of friends improves your health so much as you grow older. Admiteddly we were sitting in a restaurant, where the food and drink cost money.

funkymike 7y ago
Well money does significantly increase happiness, up to a point. The hard part as an individual is recognizing when you have hit that point. If you can realize it, then as your income grows you can avoid increasing spending which means you can save more and spend less years working. Working just to make and spend more money that doesn't substantially increase happiness.

FabHK 7y ago

> without advertising don't we have less jobs? Yes, like we have less jobs without manufacturing chemical weapons. > without advertising don't we have seamingly greater dissatisfaction with lack of income? I don't understand the question.