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> We're raised to think that wealth correlates with happiness but it clearly doesn't. Studies show it does, to a degree. Once you hit something like $70-80k t
by blaser-waffle 7y ago
> We're raised to think that wealth correlates with happiness but it clearly doesn't.
Studies show it does, to a degree. Once you hit something like $70-80k the satisfaction levels off.
It's one of those hygiene things -- not having it will make you (or others) miserable, but having it doesn't mean you're good or happy.
- muzani 7y agoFor the individual, yes. For a society, I think the culture of making as much as possible has left everyone slightly worse off, instead of slightly better off as we were promised.
- harimau777 7y agoDo you think that trying to get everyone to the 70k level (or the equivalent in their region) has made society worse off?
- muzani 7y agoIf society was focused on getting everyone to 70k, everyone would be happier. But instead, modern society encourages people to make as much as possible, create as many jobs as possible, and pay as close as possible to 15k.
- pseudalopex 7y agoSome measurements of stress and sadness level off. Satisfaction keeps going up logarithmically.