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Do you really think he meant it to THAT degree? Straw man FTW. We're on Hacker News talking about "FU money"-- I don't think anyone here is in danger of starv
by webwright 17y ago
Do you really think he meant it to THAT degree? Straw man FTW. We're on Hacker News talking about "FU money"-- I don't think anyone here is in danger of starving.
There are actually quite a few studies out there that show no correlation between money and hapiness once you are "safe" (have a little padding and enough $ to eat, have decent shelter, feed your family, etc).
- cellis 17y agoWell, frankly, I don't buy those studies. Speaking from life experience of course, having been extremely broke and making money improved my happiness considerably. YMMV.
- dionidium 17y agoThe studies he's referring to don't suggest that going from "extremely broke" to "making money" won't increase your happiness. What they do say is that after a certain point -- when most needs and some comforts are met -- adding money does not increase happiness. Also, just in general, your life experience is not a substitute for data.
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- caffeine 17y agoWrong. It's not a substitute for data when generalizing about other people. But data is no substitute for life experience when making decisions for oneself.
- webwright 17y agoWay to pile on with a straw man on a straw man thread. The guy said "I don't buy those studies". If he'd said, "Well, that may be true, but that's not how it worked for me". We're talking about money's relationship with happiness-- presumably we're not talking about just 1 guy. And regardless, he didn't read very carefully. His personal data SUPPORTS THE STUDIES. To simplify it further: Flat broke = correlates with unhappiness (it's scary and you can get hungry). Once you are NOT flat broke (make enough cash, have enough cushion to not worry), money ceases to correlate with happiness.
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- cakesy 17y agoAre you deliberately trying to be a wanker?