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This is a deeply personal decision and I categorically reject any kind of moralization around frugality.

by pm90 9mo ago

toomanyrichies 9mo ago
Fair enough on the personal decision part. I'm less interested in telling people what to do and more interested in whether the premise ('nicer things = happier') actually tracks with how human satisfaction works. The research suggests it often doesn't, which seems worth knowing regardless of what you choose to do with that information. [1] 1. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/690806/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/690806/
simgt 9mo ago
It's a bit more than just a personal decision. Overconsumption is ruining our environment, which we collectively have to share.
throw0101a 9mo ago
> This is a deeply personal decision and I categorically reject any kind of moralization around frugality. It's not a bout moralizing but recognizing how the reward centres of the human brain work: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedonic_treadmill https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedonic_treadmill I would recommend the recently published book The Art of Spending Money by Morgan Housel, or check out the interviews he's done in recent months on it: * https://collabfund.com/blog/my-new-book-the-art-of-spending-money/ https://collabfund.com/blog/my-new-book-the-art-of-spending-... It's not about being frugal or cheap or spendy, but on recognizing human psychology and what actually brings most people happiness. See also the 85-year Harvard study on the topic: * https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11575524/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11575524/ * https://the-good-life-book.com https://the-good-life-book.com * https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2017/04/over-nearly-80-years-harvard-study-has-been-showing-how-to-live-a-healthy-and-happy-life/ https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2017/04/over-nearly-8...

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This is a deeply personal decision and I categorically reject any kind of moralization around frugality.

by pm90 9mo ago

This is a deeply personal decision and I categorically reject any kind of moralization around frugality.

toomanyrichies 9mo ago
Fair enough on the personal decision part. I'm less interested in telling people what to do and more interested in whether the premise ('nicer things = happier') actually tracks with how human satisfaction works. The research suggests it often doesn't, which seems worth knowing regardless of what you choose to do with that information. [1] 1. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/690806/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/690806/
simgt 9mo ago
It's a bit more than just a personal decision. Overconsumption is ruining our environment, which we collectively have to share.
throw0101a 9mo ago
> This is a deeply personal decision and I categorically reject any kind of moralization around frugality. It's not a bout moralizing but recognizing how the reward centres of the human brain work: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedonic_treadmill https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedonic_treadmill I would recommend the recently published book The Art of Spending Money by Morgan Housel, or check out the interviews he's done in recent months on it: * https://collabfund.com/blog/my-new-book-the-art-of-spending-money/ https://collabfund.com/blog/my-new-book-the-art-of-spending-... It's not about being frugal or cheap or spendy, but on recognizing human psychology and what actually brings most people happiness. See also the 85-year Harvard study on the topic: * https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11575524/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11575524/ * https://the-good-life-book.com https://the-good-life-book.com * https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2017/04/over-nearly-80-years-harvard-study-has-been-showing-how-to-live-a-healthy-and-happy-life/ https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2017/04/over-nearly-8...